Agriculture Reference
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Mitsuba is now classified as a sub-species of a North American plant; the two are al-
most identical. Honewort, or wild chervil (Cryptotaenia canadensis), grows wild from
southern Canada to the southern United States. The American Indians ate it, and the
Swedish plant explorer Peter Kalm wrote that the French Canadians were inordinately
fond of it in soup. The Japanese recognized the value of mitsuba and put it under cul-
tivation. Today it is widely grown, and it's slowly becoming available in this country.
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