A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Mature fruit of Gardenia jasminoides, not its white flowers and not refined gardenia-yellow extract.
In the kitchen
Food-grade fruit is used to color rice foods such as Nankang midong; the coloring enters the prepared food rather than serving the hard fruit as a snack.
Fruit size and color vary. Whole fruit and concentrated commercial coloring have different forms and are not interchangeable by quantity.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有栀子果实吗？
Does this dish contain Gardenia fruit?
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.
