: an Asian mustard (Brassica rapa rosularis) having a rosette of edible dark green spoon-shaped glossy leaves
also: the leaves
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebOthers, like broccoli, cabbage, tatsoi, and sunflower and pea shoots, are mild tasting.BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2021 Fresh mizuna and tatsoi will soon join sweet spinach, sprouting outdoors under gauzy sheets. Jennifer Oldham Washington Post, Star Tribune, 5 Mar. 2021 Then Kahn added shaved radish, bok choy, mizuna, tatsoi, komatsuna and mitsuba. Jenn Harris Senior Food Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2020 Small plates include fluke crudo with citrus, almonds, tarragon; shaved cauliflower with tatsoi, golden raisins and pistachios; and fritto misto with summer vegetables. Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 24 Sep. 2020 Purslane is a crunchy green available at many farmers’ markets; substitute with tatsoi or baby spinach.SFChronicle.com, 18 Sep. 2020 Mild and tender: Chard, lettuce, mâche, mesclun, spinach, tatsoi.Mild and firm: Bok choy, cabbage, collard greens. Alexa Weibel, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020 Add noodles to bowl with dressing, along with pea shoots, radishes, tatsoi, and reserved peas and give it all a good toss to make sure noodles and vegetables are evenly coated. Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 19 Apr. 2017 See More
Word History
Etymology
Chinese (Guangdong) daat-choi, from daat- sink, fall flat + choi vegetable (or from a cognate compound in another Chin dialect)