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Solanum nigrum |
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June: Flowering continues, and fruits start to ripen.
Used in folk medicine and cooking. Considered a medicinal plant in some cultures.
Multi-stemmed herbaceous plant with black berries. Widely distributed in temperate and tropical zones.
Handpicking ripe berries. Harvesting leaves and young shoots for food use.
Harvest berries when fully black and soft. Collect leaves before flowering to avoid bitterness.
Berries require cooking before consumption due to raw toxicity. Leaves also need boiling to remove harmful substances.
Black nightshade jam (Cooking berries with sugar)
Sweet jam with slight tartness
Sweet jam with slight tartness
1. Collect fully ripe berries.
2. Wash berries and discard damaged ones.
3. Cook berries with sugar in 1:1 ratio until thickened.
4. Pour into sterilized jars and seal.
2. Wash berries and discard damaged ones.
3. Cook berries with sugar in 1:1 ratio until thickened.
4. Pour into sterilized jars and seal.
Stewed black nightshade leaves (Boiling and stewing leaves)
Mild taste, nutritious vegetable
Mild taste, nutritious vegetable
1. Wash and chop leaves.
2. Boil in salted water for 10 minutes.
3. Stew with onions and spices for 15 minutes.
4. Serve as a side dish.
2. Boil in salted water for 10 minutes.
3. Stew with onions and spices for 15 minutes.
4. Serve as a side dish.
Black nightshade berry sauce (Cooking and pureeing berries)
Sweet and sour sauce for meat and fish
Sweet and sour sauce for meat and fish
1. Cook berries until soft.
2. Strain through a sieve.
3. Add sugar and spices, cook until thickened.
4. Cool and serve.
2. Strain through a sieve.
3. Add sugar and spices, cook until thickened.
4. Cool and serve.
Black nightshade leaf casserole (Boiling and baking with eggs and cheese)
Nutritious and tasty dish
Nutritious and tasty dish
1. Boil leaves for 10 minutes and squeeze out excess water.
2. Mix with eggs, cheese, and spices.
3. Bake at 180°C for about 30 minutes.
4. Serve hot.
2. Mix with eggs, cheese, and spices.
3. Bake at 180°C for about 30 minutes.
4. Serve hot.