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Nostoc flagelliforme
or Fat Choy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_choy_(vegetable)

Fat choy (Nostoc flagelliforme), also known as faat choy, black moss, hair moss or hair weed is a terrestrial cyanobacterium (a type of photosynthetic bacteria) that is used as a vegetable in Chinese cuisine.

When dried, the product has the appearance of black hair.

For that reason, its name in Chinese means "hair vegetable."

When soaked, this vegetable has a very soft texture which is like very fine vermicelli, and an appearance very similar to long, black human hair.

ut oh...here it is!!

A research team from the biochemistry department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong said that international research has shown that fat choy, besides having no nutritional value, has also been found to contain Beta-methylamino L-alanine (BMAA), a toxic amino acid that could affect the normal functions of nerve cells.

Professor Chan King-ming of the team told the media that eating fat choy could lead to degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and dementia.









OMG!! Who in the World would like to EAT this??? YUCK!!!...lol...


Kat