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.
Citron/Yuja Syrup 유자청 (yu-ja-cheong)
Yuja is yellow citrus with a fresh, sweet aroma. The fruit is added to sugar or honey and made into syrup. The syrup can be used hot or iced for tea. It can also be used in chicken marinades, salad…
