韭菜花 (jiǔcàihuā) · chive blossoms

Meanings

1 chive blossoms
2 pickled garlic-chive flower sauce

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables · In season: summer and autumn

Garlic chive flower stalks, each tipped with an unopened bud, with a garlicky taste; the stalks and buds are cooked as a vegetable. The flowers are also ground and pickled into a sauce.

Also called 韭花

Used in 1 dish

涮羊肉 shuànyángròu

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

市场上开始卖韭菜花了。

Shìchǎng shàng kāishǐ mài jiǔcàihuā le.

The market has started selling chive blossoms.

HSK 7-9

涮羊肉一定要配韭菜花酱。

Shuàn yángròu yídìng yào pèi jiǔcàihuā jiàng.

Mutton hot pot must be paired with chive blossom sauce.

Tips

culture

韭菜花 refers both to the flower buds of Chinese garlic chives (Allium tuberosum) and, by extension, the salty green fermented sauce made from them. The sauce is the classic dip for Beijing-style 涮羊肉 (mutton hot pot).