Zha cai

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Zha cai
Whole heads of zha cai coated in chili paste
Chinese	榨菜
Hanyu Pinyin	zhà cài
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin zhà cài Wade–Giles cha4 ts'ai4 Wu Romanization [tsɤ tsʰɛ] Yue: Cantonese Jyutping zaa3 coi3 Southern Min Hokkien POJ chà-chhài

Zha cai ([ʈʂâ tsʰâɪ]; 榨菜), also romanized as Cha tsai, is a type of pickled mustard plant stem originating from Chongqing, China. The name may also be written in English as cha tsai, tsa tsai, jar choy, jar choi, ja choi, ja choy, or cha tsoi. In English, it is commonly known as Sichuan vegetable, Szechwan vegetable, or Chinese pickled vegetable, although all of these terms may also refer to any of a number of other Chinese pickles, including the several other types in the Sichuan province itself.^[1]