False sesame

Sesamum radiatum, S. sesamoides

leaf

Lalo-caminho: leaves cooked as a vegetable, dried and ground, sold at the Bandim market in Bissau.

Origin

Guinea-Bissau and West Africa

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The leaves are washed, chopped and cooked for about ten minutes in the sauce; dried and powdered, they are stirred in at the end. They are eaten cooked.

Molecules

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

Did you know?

Its slimy leaves thicken sauces.