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Choy sum is a green leafy vegetable similar to gai lan, and can be characterized by the distinct yellow flowers which it bears.Each flower has four yellow, oval to round petals with six stamens on fleshy, erect stems which are 0.5 to 1 centimetre (1 ⁄ 4 to 1 ⁄ 2 inch) in diameter and 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8 in) tall with light to dark green, and are oval (becomes acuminate shaped, or basal ...
The Flowers of the Four Seasons (Chinese: 四季名花, Sìjì Mínghuā) are a traditional grouping of flowers found in Chinese culture [1] that spread to and influenced other East Asian [2] arts. In Chinese art [3] and culture, the flowers that represent the four seasons consist of: (春兰) Chūnlán – Spring – orchid
Chinese art : a guide to motifs and visual imagery. Boston, US: Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4629-0689-5. OCLC 893707208. Williams, Charles (2006). Chinese symbolism and art motifs : a comprehensive handbook on symbolism in Chinese art through the ages. New York: Tuttle Pub. ISBN 978-1-4629-0314-6. OCLC 782879753
The Three Friends of Winter is an art motif that comprises the pine, bamboo, and plum. [1] The Chinese celebrated the pine, bamboo and plum together, for they observed that unlike many other plants these plants do not wither as the cold days deepen into the winter season. [ 2 ]
Hot and sour soup; Hulatang; Hup Tul Woo. Lettuce soup; Liver soup; Lotus seed and pork tripe soup; Lung fung soup [4] Mung bean soup; Noodle soup; Nam ngiao. Nam ngiao; Nangchang Jar soup; Oxtail soup; Patriotic soup – developed during the Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty and named by Emperor Bing of Song. It is part of Teochew cuisine ...
The Four Gentlemen are a recurring theme in art because of their long history as symbols of traditional Chinese virtues, such as uprightness, purity, humility, and perseverance despite harsh conditions. Each of them represent a different season (the plum blossom for winter, the orchid for spring, the bamboo for summer, and the chrysanthemum for ...
3. Truffle Oil – Martha Stewart. Truffle oil is your ingredient to make food instantly classy—or, more accurately, expensive. However, its rather pungent flavor isn’t for everyone, and it ...
It is also known as siu choy (Cantonese 紹菜), [3] wombok in Australia [4] and wong bok or won bok in New Zealand, all corruptions of wong ngaa baak (Cantonese 黃芽白). [5] In the United Kingdom this vegetable is known as Chinese leaf or winter cabbage , [ 6 ] and in the Philippines as petsay (from Hokkien , 白菜 (pe̍h-tshài) ) or ...