How to eat nightshade fruit? Can nightshade fruit be eaten raw?

People who grew up in the countryside must have seen nightshade fruit. It is the fruit of the wild plant nightshade. It is a small purple berry stored in bunches. It matures in large quantities every autumn. These ripe nightshade fruits can be eaten by people, but people do not fully understand how to eat it. They don’t know whether it can be eaten directly, and they don’t know how to eat it best. In fact, there are many different ways to eat nightshade fruit, which I will show you in a while.

How to eat Solanum nigrum fruit

1. Make jam

Making jam is the most common way to eat nightshade fruit. When making jam with nightshade fruit, be sure to choose those nightshade fruits that are naturally ripe. After washing them, put them in a basin and rub them vigorously to remove all the peels. Add an appropriate amount of rock sugar to the remaining pulp and marinate for two hours. Then put the marinated nightshade pulp directly in the pot and heat it. After it boils, simmer for about half an hour. Turn off the heat after it becomes a thick sauce.

2. Make juice

Solanum nigrum fruit can also be made into juice for people to drink. When making juice with Solanum nigrum fruit, you can pair it with vegetables such as cucumber, bitter gourd or celery. This will make the juice more nutritious and will not allow the human body to absorb too much sugar. It can play a significant protective role on human cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems. When making juice with Solanum nigrum fruit, you need to wash it and put it in a juicer with other prepared ingredients. After squeezing out the juice and diluting it with water, you can eat it directly.

3. Eat fresh directly

Naturally ripened nightshade fruit can be eaten directly. The properties of the fruit are very similar to those of grapes. There is soft and glutinous flesh, a lot of juice, and some tiny seeds in its purple skin. When eating, people can directly spit out the purple skin and swallow the seeds and flesh inside. However, you must be careful when eating nightshade fruit not to let its juice splash on your skin or clothes, otherwise it will be difficult to wash off.

Can nightshade fruit be eaten raw?

Solanum nigrum fruit is a kind of fruit that can be eaten raw, especially those naturally ripened ones, which are particularly suitable for washing and eating raw later, so that people can taste the original flavor of Solanum nigrum fruit, and its anti-cancer and heat-clearing and detoxifying effects can be best exerted. Solanum nigrum fruit can not only be eaten raw, but also when eaten raw, it can supplement the human body with rich nutrition, allowing the human body to absorb a large amount of polysaccharides and plant proteins, and more rich amino acids. These substances can promote body metabolism and significantly improve the health level of the human body.