noun
wasabi greens; wasabi leaves
Refers to the edible leaves and stems of the wasabi plant, used as a leafy vegetable with a mild wasabi-like pungency.
わさび菜はサラダやおひたしにして食べられます。
Wasabi greens can be eaten in salads or as ohitashi (blanched and seasoned).
最近、スーパーでわさび菜を見かけるようになった。
Lately, I've started seeing wasabi greens at the supermarket.
わさび refers to the rhizome (the part commonly grated into paste), while わさび菜 refers specifically to the leaves and stems eaten as greens.
Compound of わさび (wasabi) and 菜 (na, 'greens' or 'leafy vegetable').