Tsi (Houttuynia cordata)

Family: Saururaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Spreading or horizontal, Upright or erect, Variable spread.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Leaves, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

aromatic according to one report whilst others say that it is rather smelly and somewhat like rotten fish. — Teder young shoots and leaves - raw or cooked as a pot-herb.; The leaves and young shoots are harvested in the spring when about 8cm long.; Strongly aromatic according to one report whilst others say that it is rather smelly and somewhat like rotten fish.; Our experience is that the leaves have a delicious orange-like smell and make a marvellous flavouring in salads.

Habitat & North American Range

Shrubberies and damp places to 2400 metres in the Himalayas. Often found as a weed in wet fields. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)