Description
Some vegetables can be consumed raw, while some, such as cassava, must be cooked to destroy certain natural toxins or microbes in order to be edible.
Some vegetables also contain fiber, important for gastrointestinal function.
I’m getting too old for this sort of thing.
What do you mean?
While it is botanically a fruit, it is considered a vegetable for culinary purposes (as well as under U.S. customs regulations, see Nix v. Hedden), which has caused some confusion.
I’m surprised you had the courage to take the responsibility yourself.
