A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Lettuce stems peeled, cut into strips and dehydrated into a crisp-textured vegetable ingredient.
In the kitchen
Gongcai is among the diced filling ingredients in Weining xiaobaba.
The varieties grown for drying differ from ordinary fresh celtuce. Prepared dry strips are distinct from fresh lettuce leaves.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有贡菜吗？
Does this dish contain Dried lettuce-stem strips?
A few dishes to explore
These examples use this ingredient in typical or optional preparations. Open the dish to see the distinction; a restaurant’s recipe can differ.
