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9 minutes ago, weinoo said:I should've taken a picture, but there were a number of street sellers yesterdays showing off their celtuce, by displaying it with an open, cut end. Is that a thing?
At the leaf end? Or the root?
I do sometimes see them peeled and de-leafed and de-rooted, but more often sold intact.
The leaves are also sold seperately as 油麦菜 yóu mài cài.
1 minute ago, weinoo said:I should've taken a picture, but there were a number of street sellers yesterdays showing off their celtuce, by displaying it with an open, cut end. Is that a thing?
At the leaf end? Or the root?
I do sometimes see them peeled and de-leafed and de-rooted, but more often sold intact.
The leaves are also sold seperately as 油麦菜 yóu mài cài.
