Micro mint
Mentha spicata · Herb
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Micro mint is garden mint (usually spearmint, Mentha spicata) harvested as a microgreen — a tiny seedling only 4–8 cm tall, cut a few weeks after sowing once its first pair of true leaves has unfolded. Eaten raw as a garnish or in salads, it carries a clean, surprisingly intense cooling mint aroma in a single delicate snip.
Picking a good onedrag
Just cut, standing stiffLimp, yellowing, slimy
Shop freshEveryday bestThe all-rounder: salads, sauces, yoghurt, drinks.
Leaf colourGreen, a pale lower leaf or two
The bunchSoftening, leaves starting to cup
Cut stemCut end drying brown, stem stiff
Smell when bruisedScent comes when a leaf is rubbed
These cues are Mint's, and hold across its varieties; where this one differs, its own page says so.
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 6× longer than the counter.
95-100%
Humidity
Vented bag, not sealed
Airflow