Eating in China
Clear pale-gold edible oil in a small shallow bowl.

Camellia oil

山茶油Shānchá yóu

Cooking oil obtained from oil-tea camellia seeds; one extracted form is clear and golden.

Type
Cooking fats and oils

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Cooking oil obtained from oil-tea camellia seeds; one extracted form is clear and golden.

In the kitchen

Used to brown the carp in Yangshuo beer fish.

The seed-derived oil is distinct from tea leaves or brewed tea.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有山茶油吗?

Does this dish contain Camellia oil?

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