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Brassicae Junceae Crispifoliae Caulis et Folium

Snow mustard

雪里红 〔雪裡紅〕 xuě lǐ hóng

Alternate English names: red-in-the-snow mustard

Alternate Chinese names: 雪里蕻 xuě lǐ hóng; 雪菜 xuě cài;

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. et Coss. var. crispifolia L.H. Bailey

Use: Alimentary

Properties: Salty; cool.

Notes: This is a slender variety of mustard leaf to which salt is added so that it pickles in the juice it exudes.

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