What is hair vegetable? Pictures and cooking methods

Have you heard of Fat Lamb? Do you know what it is? Let me tell you, Fat Lamb is actually a common dish. You should often see it on the table, but you are just not familiar with it. Today, let me show you what Fat Lamb is, as well as pictures and cooking methods.

What is hair vegetable? Pictures and cooking methods

What is Fa Cai

Fat moss, also known as "ground hair", is a kind of algae plant that grows in a wide range. The shape of this plant is very similar to human hair. Hence the name Fat moss. This dish is very popular among people in Southeast Asia and Guangdong, China. In those places, Fat moss can be seen in all banquets, because the locals take the homophonic meaning of "get rich" in the name, which means to make their lives better.

Pictures of hair algae

How to make hair vegetable

1. There are many ways to cook hair algae. The most common one is cold-mixed hair algae. This dish only requires main ingredients such as hair algae, cucumber and carrot, and then a little seasoning such as sesame oil, vinegar, salt and coriander.

2. Rinse the hair algae with water, then soak it in water for a while, then wash the prepared carrots and cucumbers.

3. Cut all the washed cucumbers and carrots into oblique round slices and set aside.

4. Take a plate and place the cut carrots and cucumber slices on the edge of the plate in two circles.

5. Take out the soaked hair moss, drain the water, put it into a bowl, and then add vinegar, light soy sauce, salt, sesame oil and other condiments according to your taste.

6. Put the seasoned hair moss in the center of the plate with cucumbers and carrots, then sprinkle a few coriander leaves on it. A plate of beautiful and delicious cold-mixed hair moss is ready to be served.