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Sour mustard greens (suan cai)

酸菜· suan cai

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Taste & Role

Salty🍋 Sour

Acid backbone for fish and noodle soups.

What it is

Fermented mustard greens add the sour punch to Sichuan fish soup and Luizhou river snail noodles. Rinse, squeeze dry, and chop before frying with garlic and chili.

Nutrition

per 100 g
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Protein
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Total fat
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Carbs
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Fiber
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Sodium
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USDA FoodData Central (closest standard match)

Substitutes

No registered substitutes — this one is usually easy to find.

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