What you see: White stuff on your cheese. You’re worried about uninvited mold. What it is: If it’s soft and you can spot “filaments,” it’s mold. (If it’s
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White area under potato peel
What you see: A strikingly white area just below the potato peel. What it is: A white “knot,” basically a bruise that didn’t turn dark colors, as bruises
Peach with black spots
What you see: Peaches with black spots. What it is: Peach scab, a disease that tends to stay on the surface. Eat or toss: Peel. If the flesh below
Tomato with a black seed
What you see: Black seeds lurking among the normal seeds in your tomato. What it is: A seed that isn’t normal, but isn’t harmful either. Eat or toss? Eat! If
Savory recipes using orange peel
Around every orange is a flavor-packed secret ingredient just waiting to shine: the peel! Peels are great in sweet dishes, like these candied citrus peels, but
Black dots on salmon?
What you see: Black spots on your salmon. What it is: Likely dark pigments (“melanin spots”) the salmon produced in response to a virus or other
Cloudy pickle brine
What you see: Cloudy pickle brine. What it is: If it’s a fermented pickle, the cloudiness is bacteria–the good kind!Eat or toss: If it’s a fermented pickle and
Can you eat wrinkly tomatoes?
What you see: Very wrinkly tomatoes. What they are: Tomatoes that have lost a lot of water. Eat or toss: As long as they smell fine, the skin isn’t broken and
Moldy peach pit
What you see: A moldy pit in a peach.What it is: A moldy pit in a peach. Eat or toss: Toss. In a soft fruit like a peach, even areas without obvious mold could
Narrow bumps or warts on honeynut squash
What you see: Narrow, angular bumps on your honeynut squash. What it is: Healed wounds. Eat or toss: Eat! The squash's flesh, that is. The scabs will likely be
Shallow blackened holes on potato’s exterior
What you see: Blackish spots or holes on your potatoes like those pictured above; they may go below the peel. What it is: Likely pores that were damaged and
Seven desserts using aquafaba, aka the liquid from chickpea cans!
Often dumped, but oh-so-useful, that thick liquid in your canned chickpeas can be a kitchen super hero. It's called aquafaba and can do magic tricks like
Hard boiled egg with a shifted yolk?
What you see: The yolk in your hard boiled egg is not centered, but on the side of the egg. What it is: Likely an older egg whose insides (and defenses) have
Little holes in potatoes
What you see: Little holes in your potato, like the above photo. What it is: Wireworm damage!Eat or toss: As long as the holes are dry, you should be able to
Red potato with dark patches and green under the peel
What you see: A red potato with dark patches on its skin; below the skin the potato has turned green.What it is: In response to light exposure, the potato is
Check out EatOrToss in this UN FAO webinar!
EatOrToss's Rachael Jackson was honored to moderate the panel, "Global and North American Perspectives on Food Loss and Waste" put on by the United Nation's