Eating in China
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Chinese chives

韭菜Jiǔcài

Chive greens used as a filling vegetable.

Type
Vegetables

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Aromatic greens with long, flat, strap-shaped leaves.

In the kitchen

One vegetable option for Niuzhuang pies.

There are broad-leaved and narrow-leaved forms; Niuzhuang pie filling uses the greens.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有韭菜吗?

Does this dish contain Chinese chives?

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