I think my produce was contaminated with something, because this is the first time I’ve ever had food poisoning and my Pico was obviously uncooked. I also cooked beans with juice from the pico.

Two questions:

1. Am I a dumbass for trying to salvage what I think is contaminated? I don’t wanna waste food and I’m under the impression that cooking it will fix it. My symptoms aren’t life threatening, and I wouldn’t mind confirmation it was the pico.

2. If I can dump the pico into a pot and cook it safely, is there anything special I gotta do? Recipe below so you know what I’m working with.

Pico recipe:

• 8 Roma tomaotes
• cilantro, 1 bunch
• 1 red onion
• 2 jalepenos, roasted
• garlic, minced
• salt, tbs
• 1 lime, juiced

Chop and stir together. Let sit overnight for the flavors to blend properly. Seriously, it doesn’t taste good til the next day.