Two Typical Tomato Dishes
Tomatoes are a somewhat strange thing in China, common and yet peculiar. Not least, that’s because you find the bigger ones as a vegetable along with the large diversity of greens and the like, the smaller cherry tomatoes as a fruit alongside lychees, mangoes, apples and pears – and even in fruit salads.
The tomato tribulations are on in China, too: if there are traditional varieties, they are being given up in favor of more productive, more uniform hybrid varieties. Yet, provided you find ones that are tasty enough, the two typical Chinese tomato dishes are a great example of the simple yet excellent preparation one can often find in Chinese cooking.
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