We should relax and enjoy the discussion. This is the first time in 500 years that a brand new food is introduced. It hasn’t happened since foods such as tomatoes, chocolate, potatos and corn (as Americans call it) were introduced soon after the European conquest of the Americas. Unless they find edible foods on some other planet (highly unlikely for a variety of reasons), this is the last time we’ll be able to see the process by which we decide on the halachic status of a new type of food. It’s fascinating.
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