A legume native to Central America, the leaves of which are used in many dishes of the region. They may be boiled or dried and used as a herbs, or used to give colour and flavour to tamales. In the US this is thought of as a noxious and invasive weed, dangerous to cattle.
Shaggy ink cap. A type of fungus which is edible when young. The cap overhangs so that, rather than the more common round cap, the shaggy ink cap has an elongated ovoid shape. It has shaggy scales which, when young, are white but which become darker with age. As it ages it becomes quite unpleasant to eat and eventually dissolves into a puddle of black liquid, giving it its English name.
Stuffed baby cuttlefish, often with bacon, garlic and parsley chopped with the tentacles and placed in the tube.
