The market · Vegetables · Northern and Central Europe

Watercress

Grown in clear running water, peppery and green like a gentle mustard.

peppery · fresh · green
Watercress

What to do with it

Rosa Ibarra's Clarified milk punch, mezcal and pineappleWatercress would temper its sweetnessKenji Hara's Milk punch, with hojichaWatercress would temper its sweetness

Goes with

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Knowing it

Where to buy
Dark, perky leaves; avoid any yellowing. Wild watercress can carry liver fluke — cook it, don't eat it raw.
Worth knowing
Stir into soup right at the end, off the heat, to keep it green.

More vegetables, in season with it

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