donkeys grass

[5rod]

HI ALL
I KNOW WE ARE ALL BUSY THIS TIME OF YEAR
BUT HOPING SOMEONE COULD HELP.
MY QUESTION IS YEARS AND YEARS  AGO A LITTLE AFTER TIME BEGAN
WHEN IWAS A LITTLE ONE,WE HAD DONKEYS GRASS
WITH OUR SALAD. IVE TRIED GROWING WATER CRESS
AT HOME BUT IT NIETHER LOOKS THE SAME OR TASTES
LIKE IT,SO IF YOU KNOW  WHAT I,M ON ABOUT IS IT
LAND CRESS OR WATER CRESS,IT HAD A PEPPERY TASTE
AND I KNOW YOU CAN STILL BUY FROM THE GREENGROCERS
DOES ANYONE GROW IT AND GIVE MY A VARIETY
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP

[5rod]

[Baccy Man]

It may be evening primose (Oenothera biennis) you're thinking of in France it's called l'herbe aux anes (donkey grass) The roots & leaves have a peppery taste.