Psychotria leaves (thelele)

Psychotria eminiana

leaf · vegetable

Leaves cooked with ash into a slimy vegetable, thelele, loved by older people in Malawi.

Origin

Tropical Africa

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The leaves and young shoots are rinsed and cooked for a few minutes, boiled, steamed or in a sauce; they are eaten cooked.

Molecules

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

Did you know?

In East Africa its rhizome is chewed against snakebites. A snakebite is an emergency: call for help.