#celtuce

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Juicy Sichuan Vinegar Chicken

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Wikipedia says:

Celtuce, also called stem lettuce, celery lettuce, asparagus lettuce, or Chinese lettuce, is a cultivar of lettuce grown primarily for its thick stem or its leaves. It is used as a vegetable and is especially popular in both mainland China and Taiwan, where the stem is interchangeably called qingsun or wosun.

Sunset Magazine    November 1944

[omnivorescookbook]

Celtuce Stir Fry with Eggs (莴笋炒鸡蛋)

Easy celtuce stir fry is an authentic Chinese homestyle dish that gives you a unique balance of texture and taste that you won’t want to miss!

Recipe => https://omnivorescookbook.com/celtuce-stir-fry-with-eggs/

[seedkeeping]

Chinese Stem Lettuce is grown sometimes for its leaves, but it is best known for its tall tender stems. Some say it is endemic to China, and some say it was introduced to China from the Mediterranean sometime between the 5th and 7th centuries. Most sources claim that W. Atlee Burpee introduced “Celtuce” (etymology = celery + lettuce) to the US in 1942 from a strain brought back by a missionary. William Woys Weaver credits Mennonite plant collector Jacob B. Garber of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who published an article called “Hoo Sung” in 1854 about the joys of growing and eating this very vegetable. It is known now in China as “Wosun”. In English it is sometimes called Asparagus Lettuce as many peel off the tough, bitter skin and cook the inner core like asparagus. Tonight we peeled and julienned the fresh stems, and dressed them. We fried garlic and ginger in vegetable oil, which we added to a mixture of sesame oil, vinegar, and sugar. We added salt and served room temperature. This is my first time eating this plant, and it is delicious. Please send recipe ideas and any more info! Photo inspired by @namu_farm’s recent photo! 💚💚💚 #chinesestemlettuce #asparaguslettuce #stemlettuce #celtuce #lactucasativa #lettuce #lettuceharvest #seedkeeping

[seedkeeping]

Cleaning Chinese Stem Lettuce seed. Before this point, we let it go to flower and seed, harvested the whole stalk and dried it for a week in the hoop house, threshed it in a bucket with a stick (a la @wild_garden_seed), sifted through a sieve, winnowed through a #diyseedcleaneraspirator, and then did this sifting shown here. See the second photo for two grades of seed - a high suction on right (heaviest seed) and lower suction on left. If we get a good germination rate with these combined, great! If not, we will select the heavier seed again and retest. See third photo for the lettuce at harvest stage for eating! #celtuce #chinesestemlettuce #stemlettuce #lactucasativa #lettuce #lettuceseeds #seedsaving

[seedkeeping]

Stem lettuce, green onion, black sesame, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, vinegar, salt, pepper. See my post from a few days ago with some history of stem lettuce. It’s tasty! Do you eat it? Please share recipe ideas, stories, histories, etc! #chinesestemlettuce #stemlettuce #lactucasativa #celtuce #asparaguslettuce

[seedkeeping]

Trip to HMart and I couldn't help taking photos of vegetables and fruits that I know and love or that I'd like to get to know. The first is one of many types of Korean Melons (Cucumis melo), which is firm, delicious, and less sweet than a cantaloupe (excited for recipes, @namu_farm!); the second is Chinese Okra (Luffa acutangula) and is actually a Luffa (yes like the sponge, but eaten when young); Bittermelon aka Karela (Momordica spp.); Crown Daisy aka Shungiku (Glebionis coronaria); AA Choy aka Celtuce or Chinese Stem Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) grown for cooking its tasty stem; and the last two are treats containing Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), one of my favorite wild herbs. #koreanmelon #cucumismelo #chineseokra #luffa #luffaacutangula #karela #indianbittermelon #momordica #crowndaisy #shungiku #glebioniscoronaria #aachoy #celtuce #chinesestemlettuce #lactucasativa #mugwort #artemisiavulgaris #hmart (at H Mart)

[the-messhall]

Celtuce Yuba Wood Ear Salad — 🥗