A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Long, broad green leaves with smooth edges, a strong midrib and many fine slanting side veins. Prepared leaves may become darker and softer.
In the kitchen
Washed and softened for wrapping glutinous rice, mung beans and pork before prolonged cooking. The leaf is a wrapper, not the filling.
Known locally as dongye and also written 柊叶. Leaf size and preparation vary; use leaves sold for food wrapping rather than unidentified garden plants. Do not assume bamboo, lotus or banana leaves are the same ingredient.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有冬叶（裹蒸包裹叶）吗？
Does this dish contain Dong wrapping leaves?
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.
