Vegetable
Mizuna
About This Entry
Mizuna is a feathery Japanese mustard green — mild pepper in salads and hot pot suits sake-friendly whites and delicate sparkling.
Regional Context
JP
At a Glance
Group
Green Vegetables
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
leafy
Scientific name
Brassica rapa var. nipposinica
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Mizuna
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Green Vegetables
- Scientific name
- Brassica rapa var. nipposinica
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- leafy
- Plant part
- leaf
- Texture
- leafy
- Moisture class
- high
- Flavor intensity
- mild
- Seasonality
- fall