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My potato had a mushroom shaped internal cavity (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hadn't seen this before - I wonder if that was once on the potato outside and then grew closed?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's just two internal holes that happen to look like a mushroom together. I've had potatoes with one of those holes before.

I believe they are caused by lack of water or just happen sometime.

Here's an example that doesn't look like a mushroom, and had been cooked: https://www.eatortoss.com/whats-up-with-this-freaky-hole-inside-my-baked-potato/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Eat or toss? Eat! As hollow heart can sometimes manifest in surprisingly geometric ways, you might pretend you’re a spy who just received a secret, potato-based message! Or, maybe not.

Haha - I love it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Don't you just use the stabby end of your potato peeler and core out all the brown spots?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I do. Apparently for those internal growth deficiencies it's not needed, but I still wouldn't wanna eat that :D