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 aesthetics,
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
Hey bud, 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
Chew on this: The tale of the roughed up sweet potato
What you see: Holes and chewed areas on the outside of your sweet potato What it is: Love bites, likely from white grubs Eat or toss: Peel off the damage and
What’s this scabby stuff on my apple?
What you see: Scab-like browning on apple skin. What it is: Apple scab! Eat or toss? Eat! Just cut away the area affected by the scab. This is a fungus that
Sweet potatoes looking spotty?
What you see: Dark patches on the skin of your sweet potato. What it is: Scurf, a sweet potato fungus. Eat or toss? Peel and eat! This fungus only grows on the
What’s up with brownish specks in eggs?
What you see: A dark brown or reddish speck, most likely in the egg white. What it is: A meat spot, likely a tiny piece of the chicken's reproductive tract that
Sometimes perfectly good peppers can have bad seeds
What you see: Dark or shriveled seeds in your pepper. What it is: Seeds that didn’t properly develop. Eat or Toss: You weren’t going to eat the seeds anyway,
Tiny scratches all over your pepper?
What you see: Little lines or scars on your bell pepper. What it is: The result of a sudden, unexpected growth spurt. Eat or toss? Eat! These are just harmless
Apple slices turned brown
What you see: Apple flesh that eventually turns brown after being sliced or bitten. What it is: Enzymatic browning! Eat or toss: Eat! When that tray of sliced
What’s up with this freaky hole inside my baked potato?
What you see: A potato with a hollow, brown-tinged center. What it is: Hollow heart, a harmless physical defect caused by field conditions. Eat or toss? Eat! As
Should I cut off the brown streaks on my apple?
What you see: Rough, brown apple skin, particularly around the stem, sometimes descending down the fruit in lines. What it is: Russeting. Eat or toss? Eat!
Are really brown bananas OK to eat?
What you see: A very black or dark banana. What it is: Just a very, very ripe banana. Eat or toss? Eat! Super dark bananas are great for baking breads or
