A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Tongxin examples have stout elongated bases tapering into green leaves, with red to reddish-brown outer sheaths.
In the kitchen
Chopped into the beef-ball mixture of one Wuzhong tangwanzi version, or simmered with meat for an onion-like aroma.
Local cultivated forms vary. This is the Ningxia culinary ingredient called hongcong, not a guarantee that ordinary shallots or red onions are equivalent.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有宁夏红葱吗？
Does this dish contain Ningxia hongcong allium?
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.
