[CH] Eating Rocoto/Manzano leaves.

• Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
• Next message: pepperdean: "[CH] Maryland State Chili Championship - judges & spectators needed"
• Previous message: Jim Weller: "[CH] Camembert & Habanero sauce"

 -=> Quoting "Wing" to All <=-

 >> "This brings me to my next question:  Has anyone used chile leaves in
 >> salads? Seems to me the rocotto leaves and mustard greens would make
 >> an interesting mix".

 "W> Chiles belong to the Solanacea family of plants, along with the
 "W> potato, tomato and deadly nightshade, whose leaves contain the toxic
 "W> alkoloid SOLANINE, this can cause vomiting, stomach upsets and in the
 "W> case of deadly nightshade....well....death really.

Not all the nightshade family have poisonous leaves. Chile plant leaves
are quite edible and make a nice potherb. They are widely eaten in the
Philippines among other places. I too was afraid to try them until I heard
of this from an mining engineer from Australia who spent a lot of time
in Papua-New Guinea.

Since then I have tried them out for myself with no ill effects. Try a
handful, chopped into ribbons, and thrown into a beef bouillon for a few
minutes. Or treat like spinach or basil in other recipes. They are
mildly spicy and quite tasty.


                                                            Cheers,

                                                            YK Jim

• Next message: pepperdean: "[CH] Maryland State Chili Championship - judges & spectators needed"
• Previous message: Jim Weller: "[CH] Camembert & Habanero sauce"