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ROCKET GUIDES
Varieties
Over the past decennary or so Rocket has – for want of a good full term – ‘ rocketed ’ in popularity in the United Kingdom , and keeping pace with the demand , an increasing number of cultivars have come on the market .
These dissent not only in their sharpness and raciness but even in their respective flavours .
As a outcome the worldwide rule of Wild Rocket being sharper and more peppery than Salad Rocket no longer halt true because one or two cultivars of Wild Rocket have middling tranquil , mild sapidity while a few varieties of Salad Rocket are rather hot and zingy .
variety of both Rockets grow from 25 - 80 cm high .
One universal rule that does hold true is that for any given variety , the younger and smaller the leaf and the earlier the harvesting , the more tenderise the leaf and its grain and the sharp but ‘ clear ’ and more pernicious the flavour .
The later the harvesting and the more fledged and bigger the folio , the rougher the texture of the leafage and the more barbed and more acquire but also the ‘ heavy ’ its flavor .
1) Salad / Garden Rocket
Has bright , light green leaves that are lightly scalloped .
They are also ‘ gently ’ peppery with a modest spice or tartness .
Flavour - wise they are not intense but pleasant , but they must be used comparatively sassy otherwise they fall back their pleasant hotness and develop a coarse taste and texture .
“ Salad Rocket remains my favourite of all the cultivar I have tried because I am not a fan of super - peppery skyrocket , ” shares Master Horticulturist Colin Skelly .
“ deplete when pick wise , as it does not keep well and loses its kick fast . ”
2) Wild Rocket
The dark fleeceable leave are very profoundly parted and serrated .
In penchant they are peppery and pungent in add-on to which they also have a gamy aroma .
Flavour - wise this lifelike change ’s leaves have a prickling vividness , and cut leave continue their novelty and sharpness for longer than those of Salad Rocket .
3) Salad Rocket ‘Uber’
Has heavily- and sharply - parted mature leafage that are closer to those of Wild Rocket than to Salad Rocket .
Their medium greyish - gullible color too is unlike that of Salad Rocket .
But in taste perception they are not very far from Wild Rocket , as Salad Rocket ‘ Uber ’ has a balmy and refined flavour .
4) Salad Rocket ‘Esmee’
Has bluish - light-green leave-taking which are hard parted and sharp serrated .
In view of ‘ Esmee ’ Organic ’s ‘ medium ’ sharpness and its balance , it is perhaps the best variety for inclusion of sore leaves in salad , whether compare fresh young leaves or mature leaves to the equivalent of other varieties .
5) Salad Rocket ‘Pronto’
Has bright , almost shiny , green leave that are pretty parted .
The leaf are distinctly peppery and their keenness or pungency fall squarely between Salad Rocket and Wild Rocket .
All three properties , flavour , people of color , and contour of the leaves lay down ‘ Pronto ’ especially attractive for salads .
6) Wild Rocket ‘Olive Leaf’
A remarkable outlier in the Wild Rocket family .
Neither its leaves nor its flavour are anything like those of Wild Rocket !
But ‘ Olive Leaf ’ is indeed a member of that family because it is a perennial but its slimly - scollop luminance , bright green leaf are close to those of Salad Rocket .
The aromatic foliage ’ savour is peppery yet nuanced .
7) Wild Rocket ‘Giove’
Has narrow , parted , and serrated leaves of a cryptical , intermediate - unripened nicety .
move against ‘ family principles , ’ in penchant ‘ Giove ’ grade among the subtlest , birth the mild of pepperiness .
In fact , it has a proper leafy - gullible taste and texture , with a hint of sweetness .
Great for light salad .
8) Wild Rocket ‘Wasabi’
Has brilliant emerald green leave of absence that are narrow and serrated but not parted .
In taste ‘ Wasabi ’ is actually very much like its namesake , being not only peppery but having an intense pungency .
It can be used as a replacement for Wasabi in Nipponese cooking .
