RE: [CH] eating Rocoto/Manzano leaves.

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> Chiles belong to the Solanacea family of plants, along with the potato,
> tomato and deadly nightshade, whose leaves contain the toxic alkoloid
> SOLANINE, this can cause vomiting, stomach upsets and in the case of
> deadly
> nightshade....well....death really.
> 
> So as you said "rocotto leaves and mustard greens would certainly make an
> interesting mix".........
> 
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	I don't think this is true since chile leaves are used in cooking,
at least in the Philippines. I've seen them in oriental supermarkets in
California and from asking I know they are used in soup. The link below
gives a little more info and is a great source of information about Filipino
food.

	http://www.tribo.org/vegetables/dahongsili.html

	David Cook

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