Eating in China
Generated illustration of raw dark-green tatsoi in a low spreading rosette.

Tatsoi (black tatsoi)

Chinese name
乌塌菜(黑塌菜)
Mandarin pinyin
Wūtācài (hēi tācài)

A dark-green leafy brassica known in Chinese as wutacai or heitacai. Rugao is associated with a local form.

Type
Vegetables

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Low spreading rosette, rounded spoon-like leaves, wrinkled dark blades and relatively short green stalks.

In the kitchen

Used in quick stir-fries and soups; the leaves become tender with cooking.

Leaf size and tenderness vary with cultivar, maturity and growing conditions. The raw vegetable does not identify a dish’s cooking fat or broth.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有乌塌菜(黑塌菜)吗?

Does this dish contain Tatsoi (black tatsoi)?

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