: a Japanese mustard (Brassica rapa nipposinica synonym B. rapa japonica) having mild tasting deeply dissected leaves used especially in salads
also
: its leaves
Examples of mizuna in a Sentence
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There’s kale, spinach, bok choy, Swiss chard, collards, watercress, mizuna, and arugula.
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Melissa Matthews, Men's Health, 27 Dec. 2022
This salad is especially good made with red or green mustard, mizuna, and edible chrysanthemum, but feel free to experiment.
—Magdalena O'Neal, Sunset Magazine, 25 Mar. 2022
Conjure a hedge of the usual suspects with dolmades and mizuna tucked in for good measure.
—Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022
The couple draw heavily on seasonal, local produce, like garlic chives and mizuna from Hikari Farms in Watsonville, run by a Japanese American family.
—Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Sep. 2021
Their popular salad mix has baby mustard, mizuna, tatsoi, arugula, spinach, and lettuce.
—BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2021
Fresh mizuna and tatsoi will soon join sweet spinach, sprouting outdoors under gauzy sheets.
—Jennifer Oldham Washington Post, Star Tribune, 5 Mar. 2021
Roasted baby beets were tossed in a subtly sweet roasted garlic and tahini vinaigrette and garnished with sunchoke crisps, shaved raw beet and super-fresh mizuna.
—Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2021
Arugula-like in its peppery character, the mizuna handily balanced out the sweetness of the other ingredients.
—Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2021
Melissa Matthews, Men's Health, 27 Dec. 2022
This salad is especially good made with red or green mustard, mizuna, and edible chrysanthemum, but feel free to experiment.
—Magdalena O'Neal, Sunset Magazine, 25 Mar. 2022
Conjure a hedge of the usual suspects with dolmades and mizuna tucked in for good measure.
—Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022
The couple draw heavily on seasonal, local produce, like garlic chives and mizuna from Hikari Farms in Watsonville, run by a Japanese American family.
—Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Sep. 2021
Their popular salad mix has baby mustard, mizuna, tatsoi, arugula, spinach, and lettuce.
—BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2021
Fresh mizuna and tatsoi will soon join sweet spinach, sprouting outdoors under gauzy sheets.
—Jennifer Oldham Washington Post, Star Tribune, 5 Mar. 2021
Roasted baby beets were tossed in a subtly sweet roasted garlic and tahini vinaigrette and garnished with sunchoke crisps, shaved raw beet and super-fresh mizuna.
—Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2021
Arugula-like in its peppery character, the mizuna handily balanced out the sweetness of the other ingredients.
—Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
Japanese, from mizu water + na greens
First Known Use
1976, in the meaning defined above
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“Mizuna.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mizuna. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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