Description
Add fresh flavour, vibrant colour and elegant texture to your dishes with our Fresh Green Mizuna 500g. Mizuna is a distinctive Japanese leafy green prized for its delicate, deeply serrated leaves, crisp texture and pleasantly mild peppery flavour.
Sourced from specialist growers and delivered fresh to your door, this generous 500g pack is ideal for home cooks, professional chefs, restaurants, cafés and caterers looking for a versatile premium salad leaf.
Why Choose Our Fresh Mizuna?
- Fresh green mizuna supplied in a generous 500g pack
- Delicate, feathery leaves with an attractive serrated appearance
- Mild, refreshing peppery flavour
- Excellent raw or lightly cooked
- Ideal for salads, Japanese-inspired dishes and professional plating
- Perfect for restaurants, catering and home cooking
- Sourced from specialist growers
- Delivered fresh to your door
How to Use Mizuna
Mizuna is exceptionally versatile. Serve it raw in salads, grain bowls and sandwiches, or use it to add freshness and texture to Japanese-inspired dishes. It can also be lightly wilted in stir-fries, noodle dishes, soups and hot dishes, or used as an elegant garnish for restaurant-style presentation.
Its subtle peppery character pairs particularly well with sesame, soy, miso, citrus, ginger, seafood, beef, tofu and other fresh vegetables.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Mizuna?
Mizuna is a Japanese leafy green with delicate, deeply serrated leaves,
a crisp texture and a pleasantly mild peppery flavour. It is widely used
in salads, Japanese-inspired dishes, stir-fries and elegant garnishes.
What does Mizuna taste like?
Mizuna has a fresh, subtle peppery flavour that is generally milder than
rocket. Its delicate taste makes it suitable for both raw and lightly
cooked dishes.
Can Mizuna be eaten raw?
Yes. Fresh Mizuna is excellent served raw in salads, sandwiches, wraps,
grain bowls and other cold dishes.
Can Mizuna be cooked?
Yes. Mizuna can be lightly wilted, sautéed or stir-fried. It can also be
added towards the end of cooking to soups, noodle dishes and other hot
meals to help preserve its colour, texture and delicate flavour.
What ingredients pair well with Mizuna?
Mizuna pairs particularly well with sesame, soy sauce, miso, ginger,
citrus, tofu, beef, chicken, seafood, noodles, rice and other fresh
vegetables.
Is Mizuna the same as rocket?
No. Although both have a mildly peppery character, Mizuna is generally
more delicate in flavour and has distinctive feathery, deeply serrated
leaves.
How much Mizuna is supplied?
Each pack contains approximately 500g of fresh Green Mizuna, making it
suitable for home cooking, restaurants, cafés, caterers and professional
kitchens.
How should I store fresh Mizuna?
Keep Mizuna refrigerated and use it as fresh as possible for optimum
flavour, texture and quality.
Is Mizuna suitable for restaurants and catering?
Yes. The 500g pack is well suited to restaurants, cafés, caterers and
hospitality kitchens looking for a fresh speciality salad leaf suitable
for salads, garnishes and plated dishes.
Where can I buy fresh Mizuna online in the UK?
Fresh Green Mizuna 500g is available to order online from Nicol Retailer
for convenient delivery directly to your door.
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