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Aren't potato fruits highly toxic? Might have given the passerby the wrong idea on which part of the plant to eat.
People were hesitant to eat them (and tomatoes) at first due to both being family of the nightshade family, which are generally toxic.
I was referring to the fruits that grow off of the potato plant, they look a lot like tomatoes but IIRC only the root is edible.