Article 4FNFN These people on a remote Japanese island enjoy eating a poisonous plant

These people on a remote Japanese island enjoy eating a poisonous plant

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Mark Frauenfelder
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Amami Ashima is a small Japanese island a little north of Okinawa. A plant called cycad grows in abundance there. It's poisonous unless it is properly prepared by drying and fermenting it. This video shows you the process and has interviews with people who explain why they revere the cycad plant.

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