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On Aug 20, 4:35*am, "EmmyBlue" > wrote:
> "Jack" > wrote in message
> Sounds like "Quelite". Wikipedia states: Quelite can mean any of a
> number of different plants eaten in Mexico for their leaves, as leaf
> vegetables or herbs, including but not limited to: Amaranthus,
> Chenopodium or Coriandrum species. Maybe it was just Coriander
> (Cilantro)?


http://groups.google.com/group/alt.f...n&q=huazontles

Read Rolly Brook's website, especially his glossary of Mexican food
terms.

And, if you decide you want to cook up a dish containing Mexican
"greens", be sure to buy them from a grocery store that sells
traditional Mexican produce,
since some similar-looking plants that grow wild in the USA may be
poisonous...