Bichoyak

Phytolacca rivinoides

leaf

Bichoyak or Guianese spinach, makoko of the Maroons, mountain callaloo in Jamaica: young leaves cooked like spinach.

Origin

French Guiana, Suriname, Jamaica and Amazonia

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

Always cooked, boiled in several changes of water, discarded: raw, the plant is toxic.

Molecules

Beta-carotene (vitamin A) · Lutein and zeaxanthin · Vegetable nitratesIn small amounts, not counted Chlorophyll

Did you know?

Once widely eaten by the Creoles of French Guiana, it has almost vanished from plates there.