A-choy; stem lettuce; long-leaf lettuce
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Meanings
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a variety of lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. longifolia) with long, slender leaves and a crunchy stem; A-choy; stem lettuce; same as 莜麦菜
Commonly used in Chinese cuisine, often stir-fried with garlic. The term 莜麦菜 is a variant writing.
Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
chī吃
suàn蒜
róng蓉
chǎo炒
yóu油
mài麦
cài菜
。
I love eating stir-fried A-choy with garlic.
Yóu油
mài麦
cài菜
de的
jià价
gé格
bǐ比
shēng生
cài菜
shāo稍
wēi微
guì贵
yī一
diǎn点
。
A-choy is slightly more expensive than regular lettuce.
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Qīng清
chǎo炒
yóu油
mài麦
cài菜
zuì最
néng能
bǎo保
liú留
tā它
de的
tián甜
wèi味
。
Simply stir-frying the stem lettuce best preserves its natural sweetness.
Yóu莜
mài麦
cài菜
shì是
yóu油
mài麦
cài菜
de的
lìng另
yī一
zhǒng种
xiě写
fǎ法
。
Yóumàicài is another way of writing yóumàicài (stem lettuce).