About YUUKonegi (green onion)
A thin, green onion. Sliced into thin rounds for garnish and color.
👀 At a glance
🟢ColorGreen
🔪CutUsually thin rounds
✨UseSprinkle on at the end
🔪 How to use
Slice into thin rounds and top udon, chilled tofu, miso soup or rice bowls. Don’t overcook it so the color and aroma stay fresh.
📊 Nutrition (per 100 g)
26kcal
100mgCalcium
Figures for raw green onion[1]
🔁 If you don’t have it
Finely chop the green part of a Japanese leek.
🧊 Storage
Keep it in a bag in the fridge so it doesn’t dry out. Chopped and frozen, it’s ready any time.
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Checked on 2026-10-07.