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The Ugly Vegetables. Chinese Vegetables Vocabulary - Just for Fun. Kong Shin Tsay (kung shin zai). A stem which is hollow like a tube “Hollow heart vegetable.". Shiann Tsay ( shen zai ). A red-lined, red-rimmed vegetable. Jeou Tsay ( joe zai ). Looks like blades of grass.
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The Ugly Vegetables Chinese Vegetables Vocabulary - Just for Fun
Kong Shin Tsay (kung shin zai) A stem which is hollow like a tube “Hollow heart vegetable."
ShiannTsay (shenzai) A red-lined, red-rimmed vegetable.
JeouTsay (joezai) Looks like blades of grass.
TorngHau (tung how) A vegetable with flowers and edible leaves.
Sheau Hwang Gua (show hwanggwa) Long, thin, and colored vegetable with bumps that look like a cucumber.
SyGua (see gwa) Has a spongy looking inside and it tastes best when fresh.
KuuGua (coo gwa) A brightly colored, bumpy, and bittersweet vegetable, "bitter melon."
Fwo Loo Fwo (foo loo fwo) Pale yellow gourds used for decorations.
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