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i cant eat cooked sprouts but can eat them raw and yesterday after eating about a dozen of em-my guts did not feel quite right-someone at work says that raw they have a sort of toxin on them which can make u bad-is this rite?

NotoriousREV

I've eaen raw sprouts for years, never had a bad stomach

OllyK

Off the top of my head I can't think of a vegetable that you can't eat raw. IIRC Brussels are part of the brassica family which includes cabbage. These have a chemical in them which is quite pungent. I believe the extract was orginally used to make mustard gas, it's what gives cabbage etc its slightly zingy mustardy flavour. Boiling the veg breaks that down, along with the vitamins and many other good things. No harm in cooking veg, but it should still have some crunch left in it at the end.

lightning101

Filth

DJ Dunk

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Boiling them is just wrong, slice them up finely and and fry in a little butter or olive oil

J4CKO

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That reminds me, must ring and tell my mum to put the sprouts on for Christmas dinner.

catherine666

^^ LOL

dpb

just in time.......

T4molie

Don't they make you fart alot?

Brendan Hughes

Well, Olly said they were used to make mustard gas...

Mice_Elf

I'm the same - can't stand cooked sprouts but can eat them raw with no problems. Never given me any issues, so I guess they're ok.

ajm

I don't think plants belonging to the mustard family (cabbage, sprouts etc) have anything to do with mustard gas. Mustard gas was so called because in it can smell of mustard, but its actually made by chlorinising ethylene. Shame really.... at least sprouts would have been useful for something!

paul-s

sprouts are just so ruff + minging....eugh.

altho I can't imagine anyone putting cold sprouts on their dinner plate either