Mustard Greens

• Southern or American Mustard
• Wrapped Heart Mustard (Dai Gai Choy)
• Bamboo or Leaf Mustard (Juk Gai Choy)
• Red-in-Snow Mustard (Hseuh Li Hung)
• Giant-Leafed (Japanese) Mustard
• Garlic Mustard

Ask someone in Atlanta to describe mustard greens, and you’ll get one picture. Ask someone whose family came from Peking, and you’ll get another. Someone with roots in Southern China, however, might give you the same description as an Indian from the Punjab—or from Jackson Heights, Queens. And a young chef from Cleveland sees them as “spicy purple microgreens.” Mustard greens have many personalities.