The other night I was making my favorite tofu recipe, which involves a ginger-garlic marinade and is basically foolproof. (Stay tuned and I’ll post it here one
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Shady areas inside your eggplant?
What you see: Brownish coloring inside your eggplant. What it is: Oxidation. Eat or toss: Eat! This eggplant likely had a traumatic experience (most likely
Tomato insides a bit green?
What you see: A green coloration inside your tomatoes, especially in the gel around the seeds What it is: A particular feature of the breed; or, a physical
Why garlic and herb oil infusions can be dangerous
What you see: Garlic cloves deliciously infusing in oil. What it is: A potential harborer of botulism. Eat or toss: This depends entirely on the circumstances.
Brown pattern on pear is perfectly edible (and kind of looks like a map of a faraway land, no?)
What you see: An odd brown pattern on the outside of a pear. What it is: Russeting, a harmless response to water, frost and other environmental conditions. Eat
Can you eat tomatoes with deep but dry holes?
What you see: A dry line running down the outside of a tomato, with a hole or two in its midst. What it is: A sign that, way back when, a part of the tomato
Collard stems make yummy fridge pickles!
More reasons to #SaveTheStems! Thanks to EOT reader Stacy C., of Washington, D.C., for sharing this recipe! The scene: New Years Day. Stacy is starting the
Are the brown spots on cauliflower OK to eat?
What you see: Brown spots on cauliflower. What it is: Bruising, most likely from bumping into other cauliflower heads, or cold temperatures. Eat or toss: Eat!
Dark area on raw salmon
What you see: A dark brownish spot on your salmon, most likely toward the tail. What is is: Bruising. Eat or toss: Eat! If you’re very concerned about
This eggplant looks “scarry,” but it can still make a good meal
What you see: A big scar on your eggplant. What it is: A healed injury. Eat or toss? Eat! Cut off the scar if you’re worried about texture, but this is only the
Black stuff on your fish fillet? It may be a little fish skin
What you see: Something black and soft embedded in your fillet What it is: Most likely a bit of black skin or belly membrane that landed in the wrong spot
This tomato top cracked, but it’s not lost to your salad
What you see: Dried out, cracked lines radiating from the center of the tomato top What it is: Scarring after a growth spurt Eat or toss: Eat! The dry, brown
Black bits on salmon may just be harmless scales
What you see: Unappealing black bits on the surface of your salmon fillet. What it is: Some wayward scales from when the fish was prepped. Eat or toss: Just
This brown broccoli is about to flower!
What you see: Florets that are somewhat loose, and possibly turning brownish colors. What it is: Broccoli buds about to bloom! Eat or toss: Eat! So, can you
Is it OK to eat? Lessons from more than a year of EatOrToss.com
The kitchen can be filled with horrors. Separated yogurt. Brown guacamole. Carrots coated in…that white stuff. You don’t want to throw them out, you know,
Tomato sprouts INSIDE the tomato?
What you see: White and green squiggles in tomato flesh. What it is: Sprouting tomato seeds! Eat or toss: As long as the tomato is intact and not showing signs
