Vegetable
Arugula
About This Entry
Arugula brings peppery, nutty bite to salads and pizza — its sharpness matches high-acid whites, Vermentino, and young Sangiovese.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Regional Context
IT
At a Glance
Group
Green Vegetables
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
leafy
Scientific name
Eruca vesicaria
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Arugula
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Green Vegetables
- Scientific name
- Eruca vesicaria
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- leafy
- Plant part
- leaf
- Texture
- leafy
- Moisture class
- medium
- Flavor intensity
- bold
- Seasonality
- spring