潺菜 20240622

 

潺菜 

meal pics @20240622

& @20240624 (encore)

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@20240622

this is a first try of 潺菜

from Wikipedia: 

Basella alba is known by common names including Malabar spinach, vine spinach, Ceylon spinach and Indian spinach

got the word "spinach" in its English name 

yet from web info.. it's not closely related to spinach.. likely juz that it looks like spinach 

as for the Chinese name

it's called 潺菜 coz its slimy slippery texture

also got other names such as 木耳菜 皇宮菜

a kind of green veg that's said to be in season in summer

prep two packs.. as quite much unfresh leaves

not so slimy when washing

a bit slimy only when there're cuts at leaves or stems

after cooking 

juz soft n tender.. looks like spinach

though hv cooked for too long.. lost its green colour

it's still tasting OK

taste n texture juz like most other soft stem greens

the flavour might be a bit like spinach.. n yet w/o that squeaky teeth after chewing on them

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encore @20240624

one more meal of 潺菜

as it's still available at grocer

n juz wanna try cook it once more

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this time got one pack only

yet looks like it's wif less unfresh leaves

this time 

successfully cook it into a better looking green 

n coz turn on heat only after washing all leaves

the greener stem are more crunchy 

taste same mild.. nothing special 

(*btw.. the two packages of 河粉 are juz rice noo wif the same thickness.. not that wide as I like)