Herbs

Question 1

Mizuna

Answer 1

Like rocket/arugula, mizuna has a spicy piquant flavor, is great
mixed with other lettuce leaves and is commonly found in
commercially available lettuce leaf mixes.

Mizuna is medium green with deeply jagged leaves

Question 2

Benitate cress

Answer 2

A purple water pepper, fragrant, spicy and peppery aftertaste.

Used as a garnish and palette refresher for sashimi, sometimes used as an alternative to fresh wasabi - mixed in soy sauce for sashimi or straight on
top of the fish.

Question 3

Daikon cress

Answer 3

Daikon is member of the radish family, spicy tastemaker, add extra crunchiness to most dishes, mainly used in makis.

Question 4

Shiso cress

Answer 4

Shiso micro cress leaves of perilla plant are soft, crisp, succulent and tender. These have a delicate purple and green coloring.

Micro shiso cress adds a crisp texture to a range of savoury dishes.

Question 5

Hanaho flowers

Answer 5

Edible purple flower of the perilla plant (shiso).

The flowers have a vegetal taste when compared to the minty basil like flavour of the leaves.

Question 6

Shiso

Answer 6

Green or Purple leaves of the perilla plant, it is also a natural palate enhancer.

Herb from the mint family with hints of basil flavour.

Red shiso is slightly sweeter.