water dropwort

Minari has crisp stems, leafy tops and an herbal flavor. It tastes a little like parsley. It’s sold in the vegetable section of Korean grocery stores. Choose minari with plump stems and leaves that are fresh looking and green, not brownish at all.

Fresh minari is not always available, so when I see it, I buy it straight away. It wilts quickly, so be sure to use it within a few days.

minari (water drop wort: 미나리)

When you bring it home, wrap it in a sheet of newspaper or paper towels, put it in a plastic bag, and keep it in the refrigerator until ready to use. Parsley can be substituted. There are many kinds of plants called “water dropwort” in English, and some of them are poisonous! But don’t worry, minari is not dangerous at all.

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Recipes that use minari (water dropwort):

15 Comments:

  1. nisyz Malaysia joined 6/12 & has 1 comment

    Hi guys. If you’re from Malaysia or Singapore, water dropwort is called daun selom here, you can easily get it at the morning market. In Indonesia I believe it’s called tespong. Hope that helps

  2. marivasconcelos São Paulo, Brazil joined 6/18 & has 1 comment

    Hi Maangchi!
    First of all, I want to tell you that I love your channel on youtube! <3
    The second thing, it's that i did the your kimchi recipe's for the first time and it's amazing :) I love kimchi (it's how i got in your channel, searching for kimchi recipe's).
    But when i bought the bunchu and the minari just sells in some large amount, now i don't know other recipes to do with bunchu or minari :/ Can you help? Can i eat them like salad?
    Thaankkss
    xoxo from Brazil

  3. kfishing United States joined 9/12 & has 4 comments

    Hi maangchi,

    I am wondering it Chinese celery is the same thing or can be used as a sub in the spicy fish and seafood soup you have made. I have not been able to find this water dropwort. Thank you so much!

  4. Linkelbell Simgapore joined 11/10 & has 5 comments

    Hi, Maangchi,
    I can’t get water dropwort and Ssukgat in singapore, Is there any herbs or veggi I can substitute for water dropwort and Ssukgat???

  5. 안녕하세요.

    돌미나리는 영어표기가 어떻게 되는지 궁금해요. 아시면 알려주세요!

  6. Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,045 comments

    Marc,
    hehe, just skip it then. It will still be delicious!

  7. Hi Maangchi,
    I would like to make maeuntang. What can be used in place of minari?

    Thank you for the recipes!

  8. Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,045 comments

    Sagua,
    I don’t think so. Chinese parseley and minari are different. I think you can find “water dropwort”(minari) at a Korean grocery store.

  9. Hi Maangchi,

    I wanted to make Spicy Fish soup and wonder whether Minari refers to Chinese Parsley? Is it a very fragrant plant used widely by Vietnamese?

    Cheers,
    Sagua

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