Chinese Chives (Garlic Chives)

Chinese Chives (Garlic Chives)

These green, flat, and grass-like vegetable has a distinctive garlicky flavor, an ideal ingredient in Chinese dumplings or jiaozi. When shopping for Chinese chives, make sure that you don’t confuse it with regular green onions (scallions), which have hollow leaves. Chinese chives are believed to have antiseptic qualities and so many people combine it with oil to season a new wok.