A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Green, pointed oval leaves with fine toothed edges and visible veins.
In the kitchen
Used in soups, including Taichung mawei soup with sweet potato; leaves are prepared and cooked before eating.
Cultivars include Corchorus capsularis and C. olitorius. Bitterness varies; the leaves themselves do not determine whether the finished soup contains fish or shrimp.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有叶用黄麻吗？
Does this dish contain Edible jute leaves?