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Asian vegetables and herbs are gaining popularity here in the US not only for their more traditional uses in Asian cuisine, but also are being blended into other cultural foods, truly becoming part of America's melting pot.

AN08 - Amaranth All Red Leaf
Amaranth has roots in Asian, Chinese, Mediterranean, and Native American cuisine and culture. This red-purple variety is a common ingredient in stir-fry and soups in China, and has uses as a food dye. However, here in the US, it is gaining popularity following the Greek tradition of using the leaves in the place of spinach, whether as a micro-green for fresh salad use, or grown out and cooked. Widely adapted and heat tolerant, but does not do well in cool temperatures. The seeds are useful gr... $2.69 View Details

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AB04 - Asparagus Bean un Metro (Bacello)
Also called "Yard Long Beans". This strain is an exceptional strain of asparagus bean. Edible pods are dark green, tender and delicious. Young pod has thick meat with crisp texture and very small seed cavity, excellent for cooking uses. This is red seeded and widely grown variety in Asia. The plant grows vigorously and produces lots of long beans for a long time. Great to grow in the heat. Easy to grow. An excellent variety for home gardens and fresh markets. TREATED. $4.29 View Details

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AB03 - Bean Asparagus - Mosaic
This variety of asparagus bean has purple, red and green colors create a mottled or 'mosaic' pattern. It generously produces 16" long beans that are crisp. These beans are common in Southern China and are highly prized because of their sweet, tender pods. Cut into 2" sections and deep fry, stir-fry, steam or add to soup. UNTREATED. 250 gram size packed for 2010. $3.69 View Details

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AB02 - Bean, Asparagus - Red Noodle
This is an exceptional red variety of asparagus bean. Edible pods are dark green, tender and delicious. Young pod has thick meat with crisp texture and very small seed cavity, excellent for cooking uses. The plant grows vigorously and produces lots of long beans for a long time. Easy to grow. An excellent variety for home gardens and fresh markets. UNTREATED. 250 gram size packed for 2010. $3.99 View Details

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AN14 - Cabbage, Chinese Michihili
This is an old Asian heirloom but also popular in Europe. Like eggplant this originated in China and came to Italy with Marco Polo, but that's another story. This is a wonderful Barrel Type with 5lb average heads, fairly early, and with exceptional flavor. $2.69 View Details

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AN13 - Cabbage, Kasumi F1 Hybrid
The finest hybrid of the Napa type cabbages. Best tolerance to bolting of any Napa type we know of. Upright barrel-shaped heads are slightly smaller than others. The average weight is 5 lb and very early. UNTREATED $2.89 View Details

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CU27 - Cucumber Nishiki (Sooyow)
= NEW FOR 2010! = This is a classic Japanese/Asian cucumber, with long distinctive ridges and white spines. Fruit grows to 10-12 inches long, are nicely sweet and crisp, lending great use for both salads and cooking. Used in traditional soups. UNTREATED $2.99 View Details

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HB34 - Garlic Chives Dugeirhong Purple
AVAILABLE SPRING 2010 This Chinese Chive is rare to the US, but very popular in northern China, with something of a tri-color effect: dark green leaves, white towards the base, with the base having a pale purple color. Very beautiful, and quite delicious. A vigorous grower, very cold tolerant and disease resistant. UNTREATED $2.69 View Details

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HB38 - Garlic Chives Tai Jui
This is the premier flowering stalk type used in China. The stems reach a height of 18 inches tall with deep green coloring and outstanding flavor. This garlic chive is extremely productive. UNTREATED $2.69 View Details

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AN17 - Kailaan (Chinese Kale or Broccoli)
This popular Chinese selection is grown for its stalks and leaves, and has white flowers. Prefers cooler climates. Stir-fry, steam or use in soups. Stalks, leaves and buds are edible and are usually prepared stir-fried with garlic, a little sugar and some rice wine. UNTREATED. $2.69 View Details

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HB51 - Lemon Grass
With a lemony flavor and fragrance, the long, thin, gray-green leaves are critical to Thai and many Asian dishes. It's also used fresh or dried to flavor teas and soups. Sometimes called citronella or sereh. UNTREATED $2.69 View Details

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AN11 - Mizuna ORGANIC
Extremely mild, yet definitely a mustard flavor. Tastes great in salads even for those that dislike the spicyness often associated with raw mustards. Also an excellent cooking green. $2.89 View Details

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AN15 - Mizuna Red Streaks
= NEW FOR 2010! = This is a beautiful and tasty addition to any table. The mild mustard flavor and the splashes of red color are great for a salad, also suitable for braising. This fantastic mizuna works well in mixes and as a baby green. UNTREATED $2.69 View Details

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MU04 - Mustard Red Giant ORGANIC
Extra large, highly decorative leaves of deepest red with a medium mustard flavor. Sow from spring onwards to use as 'cut and come again' or in summer/autumn to overwinter. Great for salads and stir-fries. $2.69 View Details

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MU05 - Mustard Tokyo Bekana
Recommended for thick sowing and harvest of deliciously sweet, tender-crispy, baby leaves that add a whole new dimension to salad mixes. Bright, light green leaves are curly and ruffled. Re-grows for multiple cuttings. Excellent for baby leaf year-round with winter protection. At full size, tender ruffled leaves on narrow white petioles can be bunched. UNTREATED $2.69 View Details

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OK05 - Okra, Penta Dragon
A highly desirable dwarf okra from Asia that only gets about 25" tall on average. Pods are pentagonal, deep green, spineless almost free of fluting. A very vigorous type with excellent flavor and great for Asian and upscale markets as well as the home grower. UNTREATED $2.69 View Details

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AN03 - Pak Choi
Pak Choi is a standard green for use in a wide range of Asian dishes. Often picked while the leaves are young and tender, the dark green color and light mustard flavor make this a great addition to stir-frys, soups, and salads. UNTREATED $2.69 View Details

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AN07 - Pak Choi, Baby Ho Tau Bok
It belongs to "Baby Nai-Pe-Tsai" type. The stem is extremely dwarf. Sometime called "4-inch Nai-Yu-Bok". Very popular. Heat-tolerant. Can be planted year-round in tropical areas. Excellent for Nai-Pe-Tsai Miao. UNTREATED. Packets and 10 gram sizes packed for 2010. $2.69 View Details

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AN20 - Pepper, Fushimi
Very prolific pepper from Japan known as a choice sweet chili for cooking. Wonderful thin walled fruits turn glossy red when ripe but used primarily in their green stage. A hard to find variety for authentic Asian cooking, but also is great for many types of cooking. Good market selection. UNTREATED $2.69 View Details

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AN21 - Pepper Santaka
This very popular Japanese pepper is a favorite for stir fries and soups. A bit smaller at 2 inches long, yet quite hot and full of flavor. The fruit are held upright on the plant, providing a nice ornamental quality on small plants, and when the color begins to turn to red it puts on quite a show. Suitable for container growing. Peppers are equally good used fresh or hung and dried for later use. UNTREATED $2.69 View Details

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AN19 - Pepper, Shishito
Shishito sweet peppers are a long-time favorite variety in Japanese markets. A fine pepper from Japan and very popular. Shiny green fruits are crisp and thin, about 3" x 1". A perfect balance of flavor and spice between that of a bell pepper and a mild chili pepper. Excellent for market with a beautiful green shiny skin to match its gourmet taste. UNTREATED $2.69 View Details

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PP52 - Pepper Thai Bangkok Upright
Wonderful, hot, and flavorful small peppers typical of standard southeast Asian cuisine. This variety is attractive and easy to harvest as the fruit are held upright, often above the leaf canopy. UNTREATED. $2.69 View Details

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AN12 - Perilla, Green (Qing Su, Ao Shiso)
This is an amazingly versatile plant originating from Asia. The traditional culinary use for the wonderfully crinkled green leaves is for sushi, but they lend themselves to a wide range of uses. A member of the mint family, with some of that characteristic scent and flavor, perilla is well-known for use in herbal teas and as a treatment for a wide range of ailments. Easy to grow. UNTREATED $2.69 View Details

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AN10 - Perilla, Purple (Zi Su, Aka Shiso)
This is a terrific multiple-use plant, with great ornamental, culinary, and nutritional qualities. A member of the mint family, with a nice, spicy touch. Often used as an herb fresh or dried, chopped for stir-fries, and used for homeopathic medicine in Asia. The beautiful ruffled purple-red leaves are wonderful in arrangements. High in nutrients and proven helpful for many ailments. Typical of Perilla, this one is slow to germinate, but easy to grow. UNTREATED $2.69 View Details

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RS14 - Radish China Rose ORGANIC
Dating back to 1850, this Chinese winter radish was introduced to Europe by Jesuit missionaries. The long 6-8 inch x 2 inch radish has a smooth, rose-colored skin, and crisp white flesh. Can be planted in the spring for fresh summer eating or planted in the fall for storage. A good keeper. $2.89 View Details

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RS21 - Radish Green Luobo
A popular green radish in North China. Green flesh with green skin is crisp, moderately hot. High yielding. Good resistance to diseases. Delicious and tender. For fall production. Hot weather may result in poor root sizes. UNTREATED. $2.69 View Details

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RS34 - Radish Iwai (Daikon)
= NEW FOR 2010! = Iwai is a traditional daikon radish of Japan, with a number of special New Year's dishes built around it. Fairly small, yet very pungent, at 1 inch max at the base, the root is a lovely white, long and tapered. UNTREATED $2.99 View Details

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RS22 - Radish ( Mooli ) Mino Early
Up to 10 days earlier than other strains. Good heat resistance and root size comparable to regular Mino but a crispier flesh. UNTREATED $2.69 View Details

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AN02 - Spinach Mustard Komatsuna
A succulent and tender variety of Oriental Mustard Spinach whose leaves become hotter to the taste as the plants mature and flower. Actually related to cabbages and broccoli (rather than a true spinach), it is used in the same way as spinach or pak choi. Hardy annual. UNTREATED. Packets packed for 2010. $2.69 View Details

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PE04 - Sugar Pod Pea Ho Lan Dow
Traditional tiny Korean snow pod peas are supersweet and truly gourmet. Bush growing habit. Can be eaten raw or cooked, but the shoots can be used fresh or cooked as Dow Miao (pea shoots). Not stringless. UNTREATED $2.69 View Details

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AN06 - Sword Lettuce, Yu Mai Tsai
=ONLINE OPPORTUNITY SALE!= Also known as "Pointed Leaf Lettuce". As its name suggests, this oriental lettuce has long pointed bright green leaves. Taiwan lettuce is referred to as "a choy" and is a very popular vegetable green in Taiwan. Harvest at an early stage when leaves and stems are young and crispy. An excellent choice for home gardeners. This variety is often used in Cantonese cuisine. Try the leafy green in salad or stir-fry. UNTREATED. 25g and 250g sizes packed for 2010. $2.69 View Details

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AN04 - Yu Choy Sum, Golden
=ONLINE OPPORTUNITY SALE!= Traditional variety in South China. The plant is approx. 28 cm in height with green leaves and yellow flowers. Very tender and delicious. It is productive and resistant to diseases as well as tolerant to heat and humidity. An ideal variety for summer and early fall cropping. Choy Sum in Chinese means the inner stalks and tips because Cantonese love to eat the delicious stalks and tips of this vegetable. UNTREATED. Packed for 2010. $0.99 View Details

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AN24 - Yu Choy Sum Hong Kong F1 Hybrid
This is a terrific selection of Choy Sum to consider, as it is quick to harvest and very heat tolerant, making it suitable even for those in tropical climates. Wonderful mild flavor. UNTREATED $2.89 View Details

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AN05 - Yu Choy Sum, Red Stem
"Hon-Tsai-Tai" type, with red purple stems and green leaves that look as beautiful as they are tasty. This is a fast-growing edible rape and matures earlier than that its name implies. Plants can be harvested in 30 days after sowing for the spring-summer crop and 45-50 days for the fall-winter crop. Harvest young leaves and stems with flower buds for stir-fry and soup uses. UNTREATED $2.69 View Details

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