Okahijiki - oriental greens, anyone tried this one

[Suzanne]

Last year I sowed a lot of oriental greens (Mizuna, Mibuna, tatsoi, red and green mustard, a couple of types of pak choi) andwas really impressed as they have come through the winter with no protection and with me picking them each week for salads and tir fires. loking at them today they seem to have come through the recent frosts as well which I wasn't expecting.

So given this experience I am going to do the same again this year. I have just purchased some Okahijiki seeds from Moles seeds oriental and unusual section. The catalogue implies that this is similar to samphire, which I love. Has anyone here grown this before and if so does it taste anything like samphire? Also any tips on growing it or is it like the other orientals?

Thanks for your help  :)

[Suzanne]

[calendula]

I grew it last year and it is like Agretti (there are previous discussions on this) but not as wonderful as samphire, lacks the intense flavours but still gives a punch to stir fries

May I suggest you try Mitsuba, (japanese parsley) as well - it is a perennial and beautiful to look at and very tasty either raw or in stir fires again

[manicscousers]

I've never grown thisone, I thought you were saying hello  ;D
I've been grazing today on my oriental greens sowed in october, can't beat them  :)

[Suzanne]

May I suggest you try Mitsuba, (japanese parsley) as well - it is a perennial and beautiful to look at and very tasty either raw or in stir fires again

I haven't seen this one for sale - would you be able to let me know where you purchased the seeds from? Thanks  ;D

[calendula]

King's have it

http://www.kingsseeds.com

you might also like indian mustard - Amsoi, to add to the collection  :)

[Suzanne]

Thanks  ;D

[GrannieAnnie]

We liked the pak choi and joi choi but found an oriental mustard way too bitter. It this new one a bitter type? If not I'd like to try it.

By the way, do you folks really call it  Stir Fires?? or is that an error. We've always called it
Stir Fry or stir fries.  Just trying to get my British-isms straight ;D

[Suzanne]

Stir fries is right - although given some of my culinary accidents  (like my typing), sitr fires may be more accurate!  :D

I actually like the heat of the oriental mustards - but wouldn't describe them as bitter unless they have bolted.

[calendula]

stir fires does it for me  ;D

never known mustards to be bitter either, hot certainly - it is the radicchios that tend to be bitter but I like that as well, with the right dressing you can make it work

the okah isn't bitter imo