Antony Worrall Thompson attempts mass poisoning

[Snakedoctor]

Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has apologised after he recommended use of a poisonous plant in recipes.

In a magazine interview about watercress and other wild foods, Mr Worrall Thompson said the weed henbane was "great in salads".

Healthy & Organic Living magazine's website has now issued an urgent warning that "henbane is a very toxic plant and should never be eaten".

Henbane - Hyoscyamus niger - has sticky serrated leaves, yellow, funnel-shaped flowers and a stale scent.

Its name has Anglo-Saxon origins - meaning killer of hens - and it can cause hallucinations, drowsiness and disorientation in humans.

Larger quantities can cause a loss of consciousness, seizures, trembling of the limbs and, in extreme cases, death.

Mmmm


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7540648.stm

 

[Nazca]

Gordon Ramsay's gonna have a field day hah.

 

[Cob]

and it can cause hallucinations, drowsiness and disorientation in humans.

*starts eating salad

 

[Wicksta]

and it can cause hallucinations, drowsiness and disorientation in humans.

So is there any negative effects?

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[33L]

no wonder he was eating it!

 

[Craig321]

So, how would I go about growing some henbane?

 

[meghatronic]

Well that's one way to deal with vegetarians....

 

[Lysander]

That man is an insult to the cooking profession.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

That man is an insult to the human race.

More accurate.

 

[gillywibble]

Water Hemlock's nice too apparently.

 

[Jono]

I hear Giant Hogweed is a great cure for sunburn if you rub it on your skin.

(don't do this, you'll die, possibly)

 

[Snakedoctor]

Water Hemlock's nice too apparently.

Hemlock is what poisoned Socrates.

 

[R.O.S.S.I]

Hallucinations? Awesome, where do I get me some of this?

 

[Hencore]

I wouldn’t listen to whatever he said anyway. He’s a complete waste of space as a chef.

I remember seeing him once on the TV cooking his version of homemade chips for some kids and when asked if they preferred his or some crappy frozen variety they all chose the frozen ones, about sums him up for me really.

 

[gillywibble]

Hemlock is what poisoned Socrates.

A philosophical way to go then

 

[B@Th*nG]

Hemlock is what poisoned Socrates.

i didn't know Antony Worrall Thompson was THAT old?

B@Th*nG

 

[Ben M]

Stupid man.

 

[Greenlizard0]

Stupid man.

This sums it up really.

It's a funny story though to be honest, I hope he was planning to wipe out all the vegetarians.

 

[Cupra]

I hear Giant Hogweed is a great cure for sunburn if you rub it on your skin.

(don't do this, you'll die, possibly)

what a great sleeping bag trick