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Mystery plant eaten in bought salad

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I was going to say tomato leaf but didn’t want to frighten him! 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Fishy65Fishy65 Posts: 2,276
    According to google, the leaves/stems etc have to be consumed in substantial amounts. Symptoms can take several hours to manifest. A&E?
  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    Looks like green spinach of the amaranth family - usually eaten cooked.
    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

  • Fishy65Fishy65 Posts: 2,276
    Eustace said:
    Looks like green spinach of the amaranth family - usually eaten cooked.
    That sounds more encouraging Euctace, how confident are you on a scale of 1 to 10?
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    If it tasted horrible, you wouldn't have eaten much. I wouldn't worry about it.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    edited June 2021
    Pretty sure that's a potato leaf, it's not that bad for you, just a taste isn't going to do any harm.
  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    edited June 2021
    That sounds more encouraging Euctace, how confident are you on a scale of 1 to 10? I'm not a botanist, so I wouldn't dare to grade on any scale. However, there is green spinach variant used in Asian cooking and this very closely resembles that, especially the stem and leaf. Take a look at this link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amaranth-Callaloo-Annual-Vegetable-1200Pcs/dp/B0946TSJS4/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Amaranth+leaves&qid=1623271265&sr=8-2. Or this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B08KH8G743/ref=psdcmw_4224921031_t1_B0946TSJS4
    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    @Fishy65. If we don’t hear from you in a day or two  we’ll guess what’s happened. 
    Ive got some seeds here for you, perhaps I’d better wait😉
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    I bought some basil from Asda once and it said on the wrapper it complimented tomatoes. Well they were side by side on the worktop for a whole day and not a kind word passed between them so I wrote and told Asda so. They sent me a £5 voucher. Being able to spell has benefits!
    Rutland, England
  • Fishy65Fishy65 Posts: 2,276
    Lyn said:
    @Fishy65. If we don’t hear from you in a day or two  we’ll guess what’s happened. 
    Ive got some seeds here for you, perhaps I’d better wait😉
    You can still send them Lyn, I'll just leave instructions to my next of kin on how to grow them  ;)
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