A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Sour fermented leaves and stems dried into irregular pieces; mustard or radish leaves may be used.
In the kitchen
Rehydrated or cooked in soups and stews, including sour vegetable dishes in Yunnan.
Leaf species, salt use and added seasonings vary. Not interchangeable by name with wet pickles, meigan cai or every dried preserved green.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有干腌菜吗？
Does this dish contain Yunnan dried fermented greens?
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.
