Vegetables
Rapeseed blossom
ナノハナ なのはな nanohana
Also known asnanohana
At its best in Feb, Mar
When it is at its best
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
In seasonAvailable
How to cook
Dressed with mustard and soy
Blanched and dressed with mustard and soy.
Ohitashi (blanched greens in dashi)
Steeped in dashi.
Pasta
Stir-fried with garlic.
Tempura
Fried with the buds intact.
How to choose
Tight, unopened buds and a fresh-looking cut at the stem.
Storage
Once the flowers open the flavour falls off. Wrap in damp newspaper, refrigerate upright and use quickly.
Main areas
Good to know
The gentle bitterness is the point. Once it flowers the astringency grows, so it is picked in bud.
