Kikuna® Leaves, Carrot, celery
Category: Leaves
Kikuna® Leaves are decorative leaves with a distinct flavour of carrot or celery.
- Origin
- Asia
- Taste / Aroma
- Carrot, celery
- Season(s)
- Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Asparagus, Easter, Game, Mothersday, Mushroom, Pumpkin, Strawberry, Valentine's Day
- Storage
- Cold, 2-7 °C
Taste
Kikuna® Leaves is the Koppert Cress brand name for an edible leaf. Kikuna® Leaves are decorative leaves with a distinct flavour of carrot or celery.
Taste Friends
Kikuna® Leaves can be used in salads, with raw fish, and in shellfish dishes. Kikuna® Leaves are also very tasty in tempura batter.
Origin
The plant has been used in Asia for centuries, mainly as a herb to season dishes. Every part of the plant is edible, but the young leaves are preferred. It is a typically Asian plant, with numerous uses as an ingredient and as a garnish.
Availability
Kikuna® Leaves are available year round and can easily be stored for up to nine days at a temperature of 2-7°C. Produced in a socially responsible culture, Kikuna® Leaves meet the hygienic kitchen standards.
The products only need rinsing, since they are grown clean and hygienically.
- Sour
- Sweet
- Umami
Specifications
- Taste
- Sour, Sweet, Umami
- Cultures
- Alpine, Asian, Baltic, Creolic, Dutch, French, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Mediteranean, Nordic, Portugese, Russian, Spanish
- Usage
- Decoration, Garnish
- Colors
- Green
- Dishes
- Alcohol, Cheese, Cocktail, Dessert, Fish, Fruit, Game, Grill, Main course, Meat, Poultry, Snack, Starter, Sushi, Tea, Vegetarian, Vegetables
- Taste Friends
- Gin, Vodka, Cheese (others), Chocolate, Coffee, Prawns, Lobster, Crab, Crustaceans others, Cod, Eel, Monkfish, Salmon, Fish (saltwater), Fish (freshwater), Shellfish, Apple, Coconut, Corn, Cucumber, Lime, Mandarin, Orange, Peas, Pineapple, Pumpkin, Deer, Rabbit, Game (other), Parsley, Tarragon, Beef, Goat, Lamb, Offals, Porc, Sheep, Veal, Meat, Chicken, Duck, Goose, Pheasant, Pigeon, Quail, Turkey, Poultry (other), Squid, Asparagus, Avocado, Beetroot, Celery, Carrot, Cauliflower, Onion, Potato, Butternut squash, Sweet potato, Couscous, Egg, Ponzu, Rice, Seaweed, Soy sauce, Sugar, Tofu, Yuzu
- Latin Name
- Chrysanthemum
- Synonyms
- Edible Leaves, Maämo Leaves
- Dimensions
- Minimum 5 cm, maximum 8 cm
- Microbiological standards
- "Pathogens: Salmonella Absent in 25 g, Listeria monocytogenes Absent in 25 g, Staphylococcus aureus <1.105 cfu per g, Bacillus cereus <1.105 cfu per g, EHEC/STEC Absent in 25 g"
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