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Sometimes, when you eat yam (zimikand), you feel a burning sensation in the throat. Why?

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Yam (zimikand) is a root vegetable that contains calcium oxalate crystals. These crystals are in the shape of sharp pins. When we eat this vegetable, these sharp crystals prick our throat; this, in turn, produces a burning sensation.

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