Asatsuki is the Japanese term for asatsuki chive (Allium ledebourianum), a type of green onion. Similar to nira and wakegi, it is fried and served as a vegetable, added to nabemono, or used raw with fugusashi (fugu sashimi).

Categories: Allium Vegetable
Characteristic of: Japanese cuisine
Also known as:
Latin species name: Allium ledebourianum
References:
A Dictionary of Japanese Food; Hosking, Richard, 1995

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