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Asian Greens


A multitude of greens, some quite exotic for some of us. They can be braised, sautéed, or stir-fried. Add to soups, curries, and noodle dishes. Some, such as mizuna, Chinese cabbage, and tatsoi, can be used raw in salads, slaws, and summer rolls. Add umami and zing with Asian Sauces to make your greens sing.

Asian Greens

Asian Greens Varieties

The Lovers

Our vegetables are polyamorous, flitting from love affair to love affair.
However, they do marry well with the ingredients below.

Oils

Avocado, coconut, peanut, safflower, toasted sesame seed, sunflower seed

Aromatics

Onion, shallot, leek, scallions, garlic, carrot

Vegetables

Snap beans, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, celery, eggplant, mushrooms, snow peas, radish, summer squash, sweet bell pepper

Asian Greens

Amaranth greens (en choy), bok choy, Chinese broccoli (gai lon), Chinese (Napa) cabbage, Chinese celery, daikon greens, dwarf bok choy, fava greens, Japanese white turnip greens, komatsuma, Malabar spinach, methi (fenugreek leaves), mizuna, mustard greens, pea shoots, Shanghai bok choy, shungiku, tatsoi, water spinach, watercress (yau choy)

Fresh Mushrooms

Chanterelle, cinnamon cap, cremini, enoki, golden enoki, hon shimeji, lion’s mane, maitake, matsutake, morel, nameko, oyster, king oyster, portobello, shiitake, velvet piopinno, white beech, white button, wood ear

Fresh Herbs

Basil, chives, cilantro, garlic chives, lemongrass, makrut lime leaf, mint, mitsuba, rau ram, shiso

Dried Herbs

Curry leaf, makrut lime leaf

Spices

Ajwain, amchur powder, asafoetida, cardamom, Chinese five spice powder, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, cumin, curry powder, fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds, kala namak, mustard seeds, nigella seeds, nutmeg, black peppercorns, white peppercorns, turmeric

Umami

Fermented black beans, coconut enzymes, dashi, miso, fresh mushrooms, dried mushrooms, nori seaweed, soy sauce, tamari

Zing

Citrus: Lemon, lime, makrut lime, yuzu

Vinegars: Chinkiang, cider, plum, rice, rice wine, Shanxi, Sichuan Pepper

Herbs:Galangal, ginger, young ginger, lemongrass

Specialties: Doubanjiang, tamarind paste, hot pepper sauce

Fresh Chili Peppers: Cayenne, chile de árbol, jalapeño, jwala, Korean green, long green, serrano, red serrano, Thai bird’s eye, green bird’s eye, Thai dragon

Dried Chili Peppers: Bydagi, chile de árbol, kashmiri, red spur, sanam, tien tsin

Ground Chili Peppers: Cayenne, gochugaru, kashmiri, sansho pepper, Sichuan peppercorns, Korean pepper threads