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Home » Vegetables » Leafy Vegetables » Potherbs » Chepil

Chepil

Chepil is an herb used as a pot herb in Oaxacan cooking in Mexico. It is, for instance, used in “tamales de chepil.”

It has a pungent taste that to some tastes like a green bean, but some people’s taste buds detect it as almost soapy.

The deep green leaves come from a shrub that grows up to 6 feet (2 metres) tall. Its deep roots allow it to tolerate drought. In tropical areas, it will grow as a perennial, but after 6 years needs replacing. The shrub’s yellow flowers can be eaten as well.

Chepil is mostly grown for home use, or harvested from the wild.

The plant is considered a weed in America, and is banned in Australia.

Other names

AKA: Chipil, Longbeak Rattlebox
Scientific Name: Crotalaria longirostrata
Spanish: Chepil

This page first published: Jun 27, 2004 · Updated: Jun 14, 2018.

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