蒜黄 (suànhuáng) · blanched garlic shoots, yellow garlic sprouts

Meanings

1 blanched garlic shoots
2 yellow garlic sprouts

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables

Garlic leaves grown in the dark, so they come up pale yellow, flat and soft, milder and more tender than green garlic. Stir-fried briefly, with eggs or meat.

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Examples

HSK 6

蒜黄炒鸡蛋是一道很下饭的家常菜。

Suànhuáng chǎo jīdàn shì yí dào hěn xiàfàn de jiāchángcài.

Blanched garlic shoots stir-fried with egg is a home-style dish that goes great with rice.

HSK 7-9

蒜黄种在没有阳光的地方，所以长得又黄又嫩。

Suànhuáng zhòng zài méiyǒu yángguāng de dìfang, suǒyǐ zhǎng de yòu huáng yòu nèn.

Blanched garlic shoots are grown where there is no sunlight, so they come up yellow and tender.

Tips

mistakes

Three garlic greens: 蒜苗 is the green young plant, 蒜黄 is the same plant grown in the dark until it turns yellow, and 蒜薹 is the long, round flower stalk.