The Chinese celery or kiin chai is a very valuable vegetable to the Foochows.
We can use it in fried rice, fried mee hoon and in soups. It helps to dispel colds too and many people believe today that drinking its juice will help lower high blood pressure and cholesterol.
It is pungent and peppery and tastes similar to regular celery.
Any good Foochow backyard gardener would grow a few of these lovely plants.
they are best to use as garnishes with ham and salads.
One stalk is enough to make a lovely egg soup on a cold day. When cooking tofu soup, this is one ingredient which cannot be missed out.
When I make a cold tofu salad, I have a big topping of Chinese celery. It really makes the dish awesome and pretty.
This is one ingredient that we will not miss out when we buy our food in the market for our festivals and especially Chinese New Year.
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