A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Usually a moist, finely crushed green to olive-green paste. It is a prepared condiment, distinct from fresh chive leaves, stalks or flowers.
In the kitchen
Used with boiled lamb, Beijing lamb hotpot and some pork dipping sauces; it may be mixed with sesame paste and fermented tofu.
Recipes and added seasonings vary. Check the finished sauce separately for sesame, soy and other ingredients; the name alone does not identify the whole sauce.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有韭花酱吗？
Does this dish contain Salted Chinese chive-flower paste?
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.
