{"product_id":"semences-cresson-jardin-biologiques-germinations-micropousses","title":"Garden Cress — Sprouting \u0026 Microgreen Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of humanity's most ancient cultivated plants, already mentioned in texts of ancient Egypt, in Dioscorides' \u003cem\u003eMateria Medica\u003c\/em\u003e in the 1st century, and in the writings of Hippocrates, who recommended it for its digestive and purifying properties. Not to be confused with watercress (\u003cem\u003eNasturtium officinale\u003c\/em\u003e), which grows in water; garden cress is a terrestrial Brassica native to the Near East (Iran, Egypt).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's also probably the plant we grew in a kindergarten dish on damp paper towel — its rapid germination makes it the great classic of school science experiments. Extremely pungent and mustardy flavour, closer to horseradish than to watercress, with a fresh herbaceous finishing note. Tender, fine, fragile in the mouth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClassic use: the British \u003cem\u003eegg and cress\u003c\/em\u003e sandwich (chopped hard-boiled eggs and cress sprouts on buttered white bread — the eternal English tea-time sandwich); as a bold garnish on a tartare or fresh cheese; mixed with other sprouts to give them character; or simply scattered like a living pinch of pepper on an \u003cem\u003eavocado toast\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne quirk: as with the basil seed already described, cress seed turns mucilaginous on contact with water — better grown in a tray than a jar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoaking: NOT recommended (mucilaginous seeds).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGermination time: 1-2 days (one of the fastest).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicrogreen harvest: 7-10 days after sowing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYield: about 1 tsp of seeds produces a 20 × 20 cm tray of microgreens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBest uses: sandwiches, peppery garnishes, the living equivalent of cracked pepper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Joual Vert","offers":[{"title":"100g","offer_id":38053657772204,"sku":"GC-O-GARCRE-100G","price":6.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500g","offer_id":38053657804972,"sku":"GC-O-GARCRE-500G","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1kg","offer_id":38053657837740,"sku":"GC-O-GARCRE-1KG","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0532\/1388\/8684\/products\/Depositphotos_194856344_XL_2f789312-82b4-4807-809b-01ebf931ff51.jpg?v=1698701354","url":"https:\/\/joualvert.ca\/en\/products\/garden-cress-sprouting-microgreen-seeds","provider":"Joual Vert","version":"1.0","type":"link"}