Eating in China
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Mung bean sprouts

绿豆芽Lǜdòuyá

Slender white sprouts with tiny yellow tips and a juicy, crisp bite.

Type
Vegetables

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Slender white sprouts with tiny yellow tips and a juicy, crisp bite.

In the kitchen

Changwang noodles.

Their small soft bean heads and fine stems differ from larger-headed soybean sprouts. In one Changwang noodle preparation, they are briefly blanched before serving.

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这道菜里有绿豆芽吗?

Does this dish contain Mung bean sprouts?

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