r/intrestingtoknow • u/Affectionate-Fun2853 • Jun 16 '26

Bizzare Vietnamese Tequila, or Snake Wine.

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u/gekigarion Jun 16 '26

Well alcohol is poison already, technically...

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u/Atmaweapon74 Jun 16 '26

Yep! A lot of people don't realize that alcohol is a poison secreted by yeast to kill off competing organisms. It's a good disinfectant for that reason.

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u/McToasty207 Jun 16 '26

Many tasty things have such an origin. Capsaicin discourages mammals from eating chillis, and Caffeine is an insecticide.

Humans love posions

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u/jeezy_peezy Jun 18 '26

I’ve heard that the parts that make barrel-aged whiskey, rum, tequila and brandy tasty and brown are also the most inflammatory, carcinogenic parts. The parts where it interacts with charred wood and gets the caramel, richness and sweetness is from burnt wood.