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there isn't really a clear answer...this is a tough one. because some foods, like tapioca are weird because the root is poisonous. you have to cook it slowly a certain way before it becomes edible. how does someone figure something like that out? how does someone figure out how to make cheese, bread, and liquor. how does someone find out which berries are good to eat and which are poisonous? eat different ones and if you don't die they are edible? i don't think there is a clear answer.

It's simple really,The way they found out what was poisonous was to take a plant and test different areas,such as "leaves,stem,tender shoots,early spring or late fall testing,roots or if any berries grew on the plant.Native shamin Indians or "medicine men"were the testers,they did it in very small quantaties,very small because after all it was hard to replace a wise shaman medicine man who took years to master his skills.

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