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We love food. Period. So, we’re always on the search for the nouveau, the bold and the brave tastebud sensations. And while we swerve on the side of healthy fare, we're not averse to a little “wow” factor or even danger when discovering new recipes – not to say we’d actually eat these things so much as gawk at them. Still, that doesn't make it any less interesting to learn of foodstuffs from around the globe whose ingredients are potentially hazardous, revolting or even deadly – but can still be healthy too! From the exotic to the everyday, here are 10 healthy recipes to die for. Literally.
10. Inky Cap Mushroom Soup
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We all know mushrooms are full possibilities – ranging from the poisonous to the gourmet to the trippy. The Inky Cap falls under the category of a 'shroom that's fine to consume if you can go sober – for at least a day. When eaten within a few hours of drinking alcohol, the Inky Cap is toxic – hence it's folklorish name, tippler's bane. Antabuse syndrome is the more-than-unpleasant illness faced by those who heed not this warning; symptoms include flushes, vomiting and palpitations – and the more booze you abuse, the worse it gets.
Though no deaths have been recorded as a result of this malign mixing of foodstuffs, similar alcohol-sensitive concoctions have been known to cause heart attacks – so fatalities are within the bounds of possibility. Thus, while we certainly do recommend some healthy mushroom soup (made with olive oil, garlic , flour, vegetable stock, skim milk, sour cream, egg yolk and seasoning), and we do so love the phosphorus, selenium, potassium and many other minerals found in…
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