tatsoi; Chinese flat cabbage
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tatsoi; a variety of Chinese flat cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. narinosa)
Also known as 乌塌菜. Particularly common in the Jiangnan region (e.g., Shanghai, Zhejiang) as a winter vegetable. The leaves are dark green and spoon-shaped, growing in a flat rosette close to the ground.
Tā塌
kē棵
cài菜
shì是
Jiāng江
nán南
dì地
qū区
dōng冬
jì季
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
shū蔬
cài菜
。
Tatsoi is a common winter vegetable in the Jiangnan region.
Zhè这
dào道
cài菜
yòng用
tā塌
kē棵
cài菜
hé和
xiāng香
gū菇
yī一
qǐ起
chǎo炒
，
wèi味
dào道
hěn很
xiān鲜
měi美
。
This dish, stir-fried with tatsoi and shiitake mushrooms, has a very fresh and delicious flavor.
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Mā妈
ma妈
mǎi买
le了
liǎng两
jīn斤
tā塌
kē棵
cài菜
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
wǎn晚
shang上
zhǔ煮
nián年
gāo糕
tāng汤
。
Mom bought two jin of tatsoi, planning to cook rice cake soup in the evening.