雪菜 (xuěcài) · pickled potherb mustard, salted mustard greens

Measure Word

一包雪菜 bāo

Meanings

1 pickled potherb mustard
2 salted mustard greens

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables

Potherb mustard greens preserved in salt, dark green and salty, sold in bags and cans. A little gives a salty, savoury taste to yellow croaker, rice cake soup and stir-fries with edamame; soak very salty ones first.

Also called 雪里蕻、雪里红

Used in 1 dish

麻豆腐 mádòufu

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

我喜欢在面条里放一点儿雪菜。

Wǒ xǐhuan zài miàntiáo lǐ fàng yìdiǎnr xuěcài.

I like to put some pickled mustard greens in my noodles.

HSK 7-9

雪菜是用盐腌过的雪里蕻，宁波人拿它来炖黄鱼。

Xuěcài shì yòng yán yān guo de xuělǐhóng, Níngbō rén ná tā lái dùn huángyú.

Xuecai is salted potherb mustard; in Ningbo people stew yellow croaker with it.

Tips

usage

雪菜 is short for 雪里蕻, potherb mustard, and nearly always means the salted, pickled form. Classic Jiangnan dishes pair it with shredded pork in noodle soup and with yellow croaker.