Chrysanthemum Greens

Also edible or cooking chrysanthemum, garland chrysanthemum, chop suey vegetable, shungiku and kikuna (Japanese), ssukat and variations (Korean), tung hao and variations (Chinese)

Decorative chrysanthemums in several species and many forms brighten gardens across the temperate zone. The edible chrysanthemum species (coronarium) originated in the Mediterranean, then spread throughout Europe into Africa and Asia, but “strangely it has only been adopted as a vegetable in China, Japan, and south-east Asia,” writes Joy Lark-corn in Oriental Vegetables.