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Yomogi: Mugwort
(Artemisia princeps)

Yomogi 9 weeks after sowing (click for full sized image) Yomogi 17 weeks after sowing (click for full sized image) Yomogi Flower buds (click for full sized image)
Yomogi 9 weeks after sowing Yomogi 17 weeks after sowing Yomogi flower buds 15th September
First Yomogi Flowers (click for full sized image)
Young leaves and seedlings are used in salads and soups. After boiling for one minute they are pounded into glutinous rice dumplings (mochi) to which they add colour, aroma and flavour. Leaves can also be added to bread - add a handful of chopped leaves to 300g of flour and mix in with the dough. Larger yomogi leaves are good for tempura.

Throughout the growing season yomogi leaves have a very strong and distinctive flavour.
The first flowers - 2nd October

Limited quantities available from April to November.