A nasty little toxic root composed mainly of starch. You’re better off eating a twinky. The skin has nutrients… a nominal amount of potassium, more than a banana–high levels of potassium will damage dysfunctional kidneys, but potatoes are otherwise safe. Also, otherwise devoid of nutritional value.
Sweet potato
Similar to the potato, with a better flavor and much higher nutrient load. The orange color comes from carotine. Higher in fiber and micronutrients than a standard potato.
Sugar pumpkin
Easy to convey. Contains a fair level of nutrients, but has a somewhat bland taste. Best enhanced with sugar. Somewhat stringy texture.
Long island cheese pumpkin
Shape makes it more difficult to convey than the sugar pumpkin; but its flavor has higher culinary value. Increased level of sugars, as well as a higher nutrient load than the sugar pumpkin. The meat is smoother and less fibrous, and a deeper orange due to higher levels of carotine.
Somehow, I think the list goes on and I don’t have it. Standard bland or bitter-nasty collard greens, cauliflower (holy crap tasteless), lettuce, and broccoli just don’t stand up to the fine tastes and nutrient loads of butternut squash, tomatoes, or japanese kyoto red carrots or kamo eggplant.
I’m a fan of cucumber and peppers. The former sliced fresh, the latter is fine fresh but I prefer roasting them until black, peeling, and then making ajvar with it.
All things in moderation. I like new potatoes with butter and dill in a more Scandinavian style.
I’m willing to try the okra since I’ve never had it.
I’ve had eggplant pretty much every way. My mom used to make the parm which is where my dislike started. I’ve made various forms myself. I’ve tried to like it, but it ain’t happening.
I’ll debate that one. If I don’t eat meat my skin starts to crack and bleed in a few days, then after a week my immune system completely fails. If I eat any appreciable amount of leafy green vegetable matter I have severe digestive problems (once this lead to my body slowly poisoning itself over a week and a half).
You’ll have to pry my papaya from my cold, dead hands!
My EVERY day starts with a least one just picked papaya drizzled with just picked lime juice. That is chased with a liter of homegrown/roasted coffee sweetened with Maui turbinato sugar.
What’s the point of living in paradise of you don’t eat from the Garden of Eden?
