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the spinach you didn't know was secretly a tiny edible rosette of overachieving greens

means Tatsoi is an Asian leafy green with small, spoon-shaped dark leaves that grow in a flat rosette, used raw in salads or quickly cooked, and prized for its mild, slightly mustardy flavor.

from The name comes from Japanese, where it's written with characters meaning roughly 'flat (collapsed) vegetable' — a nod to the way the plant hugs the ground in a low, splayed rosette. It's a variety of Brassica rapa, the same generous species that gave us turnips, bok choy, and napa cabbage, so its real family ties run deep through the East Asian garden.

shape
grows in flat, ground-hugging spoon-leaf rosettes
cold tough
survives frost down to 15°F
family
close cousin of bok choy and mustard
name origin
Japanese, but the plant is Chinese
flavor
mild mustard bite, sweeter than spinach
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