Eating in China
Generated ingredient illustration: Chinese hawthorn.

Chinese hawthorn

山楂Shānzhā

Tart fruit used for tanghulu.

Type
Fruit

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Small, usually red, tart fruits that resemble miniature apples.

In the kitchen

Skewered and sugar-coated.

This is the fruit ingredient; sugar-coated tanghulu and processed hawthorn cake are different preparations.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有山楂吗?

Does this dish contain Chinese hawthorn?

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