A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Small green leaves arranged in groups of three on tender stems; the plant has small yellow flowers. Culinary caotou is not ordinary white clover.
In the kitchen
Quickly stir-fried, often with baijiu, served with braised pork intestine, or chopped into rice-flour cakes.
Also called jinhua cai or nan muxu. It is distinct from purple-flowered alfalfa, Medicago sativa; these names should not be merged merely because both are called muxu.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有草头吗？
Does this dish contain Caotou greens (bur clover)?
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.
