Oriental Greens are various leafy vegetables widely used in Asian cuisine, commonly found in dishes such as stir-fries, soups, and salads. They are distinguished by their delicate leaves, diverse flavors, and nutrient density. You can use them raw in salads, quickly stir-fried in a wok, or cooked in soups and stews.
This seed set contains 5 very healthy Asian leaf vegetable varieties, whose fast growing small leaves can also be harvested as excellent microgreens:
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Komatsuna (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)
Komatsuna is a Chinese leafy vegetable with crunchy stems and a spicy taste.
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Chinese Broccoli Gai lan (Brassica oleracea)
The leaves and fleshy leaf stems of this cabbage variety are widely used in Chinese cuisine.
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Chinese leaf mustard 'Red Giant' (Brassica juncea)
Delivers a whole season red to red-green crisp leaves with a mustard-like, pungent aroma. Good as a cut lettuce or in a wok.
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Bok Choy/ Pak choi (Brassica rapa ssp. chinensis)
A traditional Asian leaf-cabbage variety with a superb taste.
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Mizuna/ Japanese mustard (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica)
Mizuna is a lovely fast growing and regrowing leaf vegetable variety with a wonderful peppery flavour.
The seeds of each vegetable variety are packaged in a separate sachet.
The seed sachets and detailed growing instructions in German and English are packed in a beautiful gift box - a great, sustainable gift for the garden. Any plant lover will be pleased.