Spring cabbage is a crisp sweet cabbage. It grows flat unlike Napa cabbage. It is better to purchase or harvest smaller-sized spring cabbage because they have a better texture. This cabbage can be used for Korean BBQ as a wrap,…
Short-Fruit Pimpinella 참나물 (cham-na-mul)
Short-fruit pimpinella has edible leaves and stems that have a fresh herbal flavor. It can be eaten raw or cooked. These leaves are also available dried. Short-fruit pimpinella are harvested early in the season to ensure tender leaves. Mitsuba is…
Sweet Potato Stems 고구마순 (go-gu-ma-sun)
Sweet potato stems are tender juicy stems that have a sweet green flavor. Sweet potato stems are harvested early in the season to ensure tender stems. Sweet potato stems are blanched and seasoned or made into Kimchi.
Dekopon/Sumo Citrus 한라봉 (hal-ra-bong)
Dekopon citrus has a sweet and juicy flavor with some floral hints. It is a sweet and juicy fruit. It can be eaten raw at the end of your meal or used to make different desserts, teas, or syrups (청).
Oriental Melon 참외 (cham-ae)
An Oriental melon is a melon that is yellow with white stripes on the outside. It is white on the inside and has seeds. It tastes like a sweet mild melon flavor (a combination of cucumber and cantaloupe) and has…
Green Plum 매실 (mae-sil)
Green plums are sour green fruit. They are most often used to make a fruit syrup (매실청) that is used to season a variety of Korean dishes. They can also be soy pickled and then seasoned with a spicy sauce.
