Nightshades

4 Responses so far.

1. Rob says:

   January 21, 2013 at 10:24 pm

   What is the clue that makes you think they exist?

   Pepper trees (as in peppercorns) are in a different family. But that’s not what you were thinking, I would guess.

   • admin says:

     January 22, 2013 at 12:09 pm

     Indeed, peppercorns are not nightshades.
     I am thinking that non-nightshade peppers exist because I was in a restaurant that prepared a meal with my allergies in mind. The chef made a salsa with non-nightshade peppers, and I had no adverse effects. The search continues! 🙂

2. Rob says:

   January 22, 2013 at 11:46 pm

   What kind of restaurant was it? The substitute peppers were red and otherwise indistinguishable from real peppers?

   I know a fair bit about plants and I can’t think of anything that fits.

   Ripe peppers have much lower levels of solanine than green ones. Maybe that could explain it?

   • admin says:

     January 23, 2013 at 10:29 am

     Actually, the substitute peppers were green. It was in a salsa, so I didn’t see the non-nightshade pepper whole.