Tatsoi
Brassica rapa subsp. narinosa · Leafy green
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Tatsoi is an Asian mustard green (Brassica rapa subsp. narinosa) that grows as a low, ground-hugging rosette of small, dark-green, spoon-shaped leaves. Mild, slightly mustardy and faintly sweet, it is eaten raw in salads and added at the very end of stir-fries, soups and noodle dishes.
Picking a good onedrag
Tight rosette, dark and glossyYellow, limp, slimy at the stalks
Shop freshEveryday bestRaw in a leaf mix, or in off the heat at the end of a stir-fry.
BladeGreen but matte, the cup relaxing flat
StalkSnaps, but the break is only damp
The liftHolds, then the outer leaves fold over
SmellClean and green, the mustard nearly gone