Shanghai Vegetable Rice ( 上桷菜飯 )

This SHANGHAI β€œVEGETABLE RICE” is a simple comfort food of my childhood. It is the kind of humble home cooking that I love nd crave. The name of this recipe is a direct translation of its name in Chinese, 上桷菜飯. Actually, the character 菜 (pronounced cΓ i in Mandarin or choy in Cantonese) in this context refers specifically to leafy vegetables versus the broader definition of vegetables. Growing up, we simply called this β€œchoy faan” or leafy vegetable rice.

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