Micrococca

Micrococca mercurialis

leaf · vegetable

Leaves as a vegetable in Benin, Gabon, and above all Uganda, where they are sold on markets and kept dried as a powder.

Origin

Tropical Africa, Yemen, India, Sri Lanka, Australia

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

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

Did you know?

Each region of Uganda prepares it in its own way.