A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Small clustered elongated bulbs with white or reddish papery skins and narrow hollow leaves.
In the kitchen
Fresh bulbs and tender tops are cooked in dishes such as Haikou vegetarian claypot.
Fresh rakkyo is not the same prepared ingredient as pickled rakkyo, nor is it garlic or ordinary scallion.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有鲜藠头（荞头）吗？
Does this dish contain Fresh rakkyo (Chinese onion)?
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.
