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Scrumptious Sushi + Asian MicroGreens = Mouthwatering, Attractive Dishes!!

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Eel (Unagi) Nigiri with Gold Kaiware Shoots™

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Fresh Origins Gold Kaiware Shootsboast attractive long pink stems with small golden leaves. Their pungent spicy radish flavor adds tremendous tastiness to this sweet sushi dish.  Not only a flavor addition, this garnish adds depth and creates a spectacular presentation.  This attractive shoot is high in Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Folate, Potassium, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Calcium, Magnesium, Copper and Manganese.

 

Salmon Nigiri with Micro Wasabi

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Our Micro Wasabi’s attractive bright green leaves make for a classic and clean garnish for nearly any plate. Bursting with spicy flavor, Fresh Origins‘ Micro Wasabi tastes just like real wasabi, though milder. It even clears your sinuses! Naturally this is the perfect addition for sushi and other Japanese dishes. If you want to add a spunky kick to your food, this is the garnish for you!

 

Sushi with Petite Asian Mix

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Our Petite Asian Mix blends the very best fresh Asian herbs and greens. Wonderful flavors of Mizuna, Tatsoi, Shiso, Mitsuba, Pak Choy, Peas, Mustard, Shungiku  and others truly make mouths water. Not only tasty and healthy, this combinbination contains different colors, shapes and textures to enhance the look of any plate. Asian entrees are a perfect match for this delicious mixture. Top seafood and meats, use as a beautiful edible bed or just add a light vinaigrette to create a wonderful fresh side salad.

 

Nigiri with Micro Radish Ruby

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Glamourous Micro Radish Ruby™ is truly an eye-catcher, with its royal dark purple leaves on matching purple colored stems. And it tastes as good as it looks! It’s fresh and spicy radish flavor accents seafood and meat entrees.  Contains  antioxidants called anthocyanins, that create its brilliant color. Show its colorful personality in mixed green salads, soups and sushi!

 

Assorted Nigiri with Petite Edamame

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Another Fresh Origins’ exclusive products, Petite Edamame™ is the latest and greatest thing! These Japanese green soy beans have a deep green color and resemble a bean that is opening with a new leaf coming through the middle. This Petite can be used as a substitute for regular edamame. It has even more flavor, and is easier to eat because there are no pods to deal with! Sauté, boil, flash fry, steam or just eat fresh! Also great as an extremely healthy veggie side dish or side salad. Petite Edamame™ boasts a full-bodied, nutty and beany flavor. This yummy legume is an excellent source of protein and unlike any other garnish out there! Truly sensational.

 

Handroll with Gold & Red Kaiware Shoots

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Red Kaiware Shoots™ display radiant shades of purple, red and maroon leaves with lovely pinkish-purple stems. Its spicy radish flavor pairs perfectly with all sushi dishes, and its long stems make it a great ingredient for rolling  in a handroll. It pairs especially well with savory meats! Add a colorful presence and enhance salads, appetizers, entrees, and Asian cuisine.

 

Sushi with Micro Shungiku

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These uniquely shaped chrysanthemum leaves have a succulent and juicy texture with a great earthy flavor. It is a stunning garnish for any plate, especially appetizers, sushi and stir-fries. Float on soups or add a tasty twist to fresh mixed green salads! Shungiku is also a highly nutritious green, containing Vitamin A,Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Vitamin B12, and Vitamin B6. Fresh fish and healthy fresh greens, what could be better?