Myoga 460076 218728082 2008-06-11T22:14:40Z Eubot 231599 Hatnote formatting, see [[User:Eubot/Hatnote formatting]] {{for|the fictional character|Myōga}} {{Taxobox | name = Myoga | image = Mioga.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = ''Zingiber mioga'' | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Liliopsida]] | ordo = [[Zingiberales]] | familia = [[Zingiberaceae]] | genus = ''[[Zingiber]]'' | species = '''''Z. mioga''''' | binomial = ''Zingiber mioga'' | binomial_authority = ([[Carl Peter Thunberg|Thunb.]]) [[William Roscoe|Roscoe]] }} '''Myōga''' (茗荷) or '''myoga ginger''' (''Zingiber mioga'', [[Zingiberaceae]]) is an herbaceous, deciduous, [[Perennial plant|perennial]] native to [[Japan]] that is grown for its edible flower buds and flavorful shoots. Flower buds are finely shredded and used in [[Japanese cuisine]] as a garnish for [[miso]] soup, [[sunomono]] and dishes such as roasted eggplant. A traditional crop in [[Japan]], myoga has been introduced to cultivation in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] for export to the Japanese market. As a woodland plant myoga has specific shade requirements for its growth. It is frost-tolerant to 0F, -18C possibly colder. While some constituents of myoga are [[Cytotoxicity|cytotoxic]], others have shown promise for potentially [[Carcinogen|anti-carcinogenic]] properties. [http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/ars.2005.7.1621] == External links == *More info and pics about myoga from the blog ''[http://scentofgreenbananas.blogspot.com/2005/02/myoga.html the scent of green bananas]'' {{wikispecies|Zingiber mioga|Myoga}} {{vegetable-stub}} [[Category:Inflorescence vegetables]] [[Category:Japanese cuisine]] [[Category:Stem vegetables]] [[Category:Zingiberaceae]] [[fr:Zingiber mioga]] [[ja:ミョウガ]] [[pl:Imbir japoński]] [[zh:茗荷]]