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Spider Plant Greens
Leafy Green
Also known as: Spider Plant, Cat's Whiskers, Ulude, Chinsaga (Cleome gynandra)
About this crop
A fast-growing wild leafy green eaten across Southern and East Africa, with a mildly bitter, spinach-like flavor that mellows when cooked. Growability: an easy warm-season annual that thrives in the Northeast summer and self-seeds readily.
Health information for this food is under review. Reviewed claims will include their sources and limits.
How to prepare
Boiled and then simmered with tomato, onion, and often milk or groundnut paste to soften the bitterness, served as a relish with porridge.
Recipe ideas
Share how you use Spider Plant GreensChinsaga relish; spider-plant greens with groundnut.