Chinese Chives
While chives are used in many cuisines around the world, Chinese chives have a stronger flavor than their Western counterparts. They’re used in many different dishes: dumplings, stir fries, soups, savory pastries, baked goods — seemingly anything!
These chives also appear in a yellow variety, in Cantonese called either gau wong or gau choi depending on which part of the chive plant you’re referring to. Yellow chives end up this color because they’re grown in the dark, so they don’t produce as much chlorophyll as they mature. The end result is a chive that’s both visually interesting and tastes softer and sweeter than standard Chinese chives. Their texture is also more delicate. While this might sound like something only horticultural experts could pull off, growing yellow chives is actually quite simple: just plant Chinese chives like normal but cover them with something that will block their light.
We’ve got all the ingredients to make whatever chive dishes you’re looking for!
Languages
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Englishgarlic chives, yellow chives
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Japanesenira
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Chinesegau choy, gau wong
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Vietnamesela he