Micro mizuna
Brassica rapa var. nipposinica · Leafy green
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Micro mizuna is the microgreen form of Japanese mizuna mustard (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica) — the seedling harvested at roughly one to three weeks, just after its first true leaves appear, when it stands a few centimetres tall on a fine white stem. It carries the clean peppery-mustard bite of mature mizuna in a smaller, more concentrated, delicate package, and is used almost entirely raw as a salad leaf and a plate garnish.
Picking a good onedrag
Frilled, glossy, standing upYellow, limp, slimy stalks
Shop freshEveryday bestThe all-rounder: raw in salad, last-second into a hotpot, quick stir-fry.
BladeGreen and matte, frills relaxed
White stalksWhite and stiff, the snap only damp
The liftStands, then folds over slowly
SmellGreen and clean, mustard faint
These cues are Mizuna'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, never sealed
Airflow