Red giant

Brassica juncea var. rugosa

Asian vegetable with wide, mildly curled, red leaves. It has an interesting, slightly spicy taste.

Asian vegetables (brassica) is sown and cut as a salad that is cut. It can also make rosettes. The plants are resistant to cold, therefore they are sown in late summer or autumn and harvested throughout the winter. It is suitable for cultivation in greenhouses or outside.

They can be used fresh in salads or sandwiches, or they can be cooked like spinach. The taste is similar to horseraddish or mustard.