A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Salted, dried and matured vegetables with a concentrated savory aroma. One Chongqing version uses mustard leaves, salt, chili, Sichuan pepper and a little baijiu, dried and sealed in a jar.
In the kitchen
Chopped into soups and used with rice or in cooked dishes.
A broad preserved-vegetable category: vegetables, spices and aging differ. Not automatically sour pickles, dried radish or Yibin yacai.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有老咸菜吗？
Does this dish contain Aged salted vegetables?
A few dishes to explore
These examples use this ingredient in typical or optional preparations. Open the dish to see the distinction; a restaurant’s recipe can differ.
