Produce Weekly Highlight: Komatsuna, (Japanese spinach mustard)!

Was your JOOS on the bitter side on Monday? The bitterness was due to komatsuna. Once again, here is another super food loaded with nutrients (i.e., calcium, iron, etc.) and cancer-fighting properties. An unlikely relative of the turnip family, this large leafy green is has been grown almost exclusively in Japan, Taiwan and Korea, until now. We grow it at our local farm. Komatsuna is also called spinach mustard. They can be harvested at any stage and prepared like spinach in the early stages and more like cabbage as they mature. The flavor grows stronger and hotter the longer the leaves mature.