We have just bought a packet of seeds from Victoriana Nursery Gardens and was wondering if anybody out there on this forum has had any experience of growing this unusual veg / fruit?
The berries have no real flavour & a gritty texture but are edible. The leaves can be cooked & eaten but only in small quantities as they contain saponins. The seeds can be soaked for 12 hours then thoroughly rinsed to wash off the saponins then ground & added to flour.
They look pretty but thats about it I wouldn't allocate them too much space on your plot if I were you.
Quote from: Baccy Man on March 31, 2009, 11:43:29
The leaves can be cooked & eaten but only in small quantities as they contain saponins.
Confused here Baccy Man - I thought that Saponins was good for you. ???
Sorry my brains on strike today :-[ that should of read...They contain saponins but also contain oxalic acid so should only be eaten in small quantities.
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Chenopodium+capitatum
I've grown them and agree... you can eat them but they are better as a decoration.... :-X