Eating in China
Five young bracken shoots, each with a slender green stem ending in a single tightly curled fern frond.

Bracken shoots

蕨菜Jué cài

Young fern stems and leaves harvested before the leaves unfold.

Type
Vegetables

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Young fern stems and leaves harvested before the leaves unfold.

In the kitchen

Rehydrated and seasoned in Yanbian bibimbap.

Fresh and dried forms exist. Processing and cooking are needed to reduce harmful compounds; soaking alone is not a complete preparation method.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有蕨菜吗?

Does this dish contain Bracken shoots?

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