Spring is beckoning to us, while Philadelphia is back to freezing days again. The diverse vegetable baskets above are my sunshine. Yesterday, my husband brought home four types of fresh Asian leafy greens home, 12 pounds in total. Unlike uniform leafy greens in supermarkets, these greens vary in different sizes and lengths, dotted with a... Continue Reading →
My favorite Chinese vegetable: Xue Li Hong (雪里红)
Xue li hong (雪里红) is a green vegetable in season from early winter to early spring all around China. Their leaves have a serrated edge. Both stalks and leaves are edible. (See the picture above). I do not know how to describe its special aroma. You can not feel it unless you eat them. Mostly Chinese... Continue Reading →