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In the local Asian market I saw a couple of names that I didn't recognize. Has anyone heard of a green, called Tan Ho in Chinese? It looked like arugula, tasted like a typical green. Maybe a little peppery. Does anyone speak Chinese/familiar with this?

wootscootinboogie
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    Chrysanthemum greens: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garland_chrysanthemum and http://www.agrohaitai.com/leafveg/tongho/tonghoinfo.htm – jscs Dec 24 '12 at 02:28
  • i was more than a little impressed that you got this. – wootscootinboogie Dec 26 '12 at 04:07
  • Thanks. It's just your basic google-fu. I don't know any more than what's in those links, though; that's why I didn't post an answer. – jscs Dec 26 '12 at 04:27

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There are actually two kinds of tonghao (as it's called in Mandarin). The one that looks like arugula is called shantonghao (mountain tonghao). You can saute it with garlic. The 'regular' tonghao has rounder leaves.

Both types of tonghao are used in hotpots - you just cook them for a short while and they're done. Similarly, they're used in savory tangyuan soup. Tangyuan are small glutinous rice flour dumplings - some are filled with ground meat, some just plain. The savory soup has tonghao, tangyuan, and shallots.

This is in Taiwan at least - I'm not sure whether people do different things with tonghao in other areas.

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