What do nightshade fruit taste like?
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Over 2,000 species belong to the nightshade family, Solanaceae, and their fruit flavors vary dramatically from sweet and savory to extremely bitter. While familiar edible nightshades like tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants are dietary staples, the family also contains notorious toxic members like deadly nightshade, making taste a critical, though not always reliable, factor in identification. Understanding this flavor spectrum is key to appreciating the safe members while exercising extreme caution with wild varieties.
