Chinese vegetable recipes are very popular these days because everyone is always on a diet. With the right recipes on hand, you could easily drop a few pounds a month by eating delicious Chinese food a couple times a week. Many people immediately think of things like bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, and bok choy. While these are common Chinese vegetables, not that many recipes use them.


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There are many more vegetables you can use to give your recipes a distinctly Chinese flavor. They are just usually prepackaged in the frozen food section with anything that says Chinese on it. Chinese cabbage is one of the best tasting and useful vegetables you can buy. It's not as tangy or large as normal cabbage and has a great flavor.


A great way to make your Chinese recipe really special is to add a handful of fresh snow pea pods. These are very sweet and are commonly found in soups like won ton. They can really add something special to any stir fry and go great with seafood. You can also use this in salads, soups and stir fry to add a more authentic Chinese taste and look to your food or improve any standard Chinese recipe.

It doesn't hold up well under high heat so it should always be added last. Every grocery store has a section that will have some Chinese vegetables. It can be overpowering though. You will also see many things that look like leeks and green onions. If you don't know what they are, it doesn't hurt to buy some, take it home and find a recipe for it. You might find a new favorite vegetable. If you like the taste of ginger, it can be used to spice up almost any recipe you have.