watercress
水芹,水芹菜,水草,水菜
Definitions
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- : a cress, Nasturtium officinale, of the mustard family, usually growing in clear, running streams and having pungent leaves.
- : the leaves, used for salads, soups, and as a garnish.
Examples
More foraging pressure is being placed on locations with good water quality, as in the case of watercress.
We also do a similar dish at Landmarc that I serve with watercress and lemon.
It is also versatile as a soup base; add watercress and you have watercress soup, or stir in cream and chill it for a vichyssoise.
In many parts of the country the watercress seems to have become completely naturalized, and is essentially a wild plant.
Down at the bottom a little brook trickles along from a cold spring, and watercress and forget-me-nots grow along its edges.
Several kinds of endive as well as watercress may also be used for salad.
If, however, you prefer turning it out on a platter, garnish the edges of the same with watercress or parsley.
These greens are shown in Fig. 5, that at the left being watercress and that at the right parsley.