Brassica juncea
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- This article is about the vegetable. For other uses, see mustard.
Brassica juncea, also known as mustard greens, Indian mustard and leaf mustard, is a species of mustard plant. Cultivars of B. juncea are grown as green vegetables and for the production of oilseed. B. juncea subsp. tatsai has been selected to grow an especially thick stem, used to make the Chinese pickle zha cai.
The mustard made from it is called brown mustard.
Other sub-varieties include Southern Giant Curled Mustard which resembles a headless cabbage such as Kale, but with a distinct horseradish-mustard flavor.
B. juncea can hyperaccumulate cadmium.
[edit] Culinary use
Mustard greens (also known as green mustard cabbage), the leaves of the Indian mustard plant (Brassica juncea), are one of the greens considered to be an essential element in soul food. They are more pungent than the closely-related Brassica oleracea greens (kale, cabbage, collard greens, et cetera) and are very frequently mixed with these milder greens in a dish of "mixed greens", which can also often include wild greens such as dandelion. As with other greens in soul food cooking, they are generally flavored by being cooked for a long period with ham hocks or other smoked pork products. Mustard greens are also extremely high in Vitamin A and Vitamin K.
Chinese and Japanese cuisines make much more use of mustard greens. A large variety of B. juncea cultivars are grown and enjoyed, such as zha cai (tatsoi), mizuna, juk gai choy, and hseuh li hung (雪里红). Asian mustard greens are generally stir-fried or pickled. A South-East Asian dish called asam gai choy or kiam chai boey is often made with leftovers from a large meal. It involves stewing mustard greens with tamarind, dried chillies and leftover meat on the bone.brassica is known as sarshapa in sanskrit language,it is a ayurvedic medicine.
[edit] External links
- Brassica juncea
- Culinary description of the many tasty varieties of mustard greens
- Multilingual taxonomic information from the University of Melbourne
- Photos and information on Southern Giant Curled Mustard
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