Meaning & use
Chinese celery
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Meaning
noununcountable
A type of celery grown in East Asia with thin, hollow stalks and strong-tasting leaves, used as a flavoring herb in soups and stir-fries.
Grammar: Uncountable as a food: some Chinese celery.
Patterns
- a bunch of Chinese celery
- chop Chinese celery
She added chopped Chinese celery to the dumpling filling.
Chinese celery has a stronger taste than ordinary celery.
He bought a bunch of Chinese celery at the market.
Common combinations
- bunch of Chinese celery
- I bought a bunch of Chinese celery for the soup.
- chop Chinese celery
- Chop Chinese celery finely for the filling.
- Chinese celery leaves
- Chinese celery leaves add a sharp flavor to broth.
- stir-fried Chinese celery
- Stir-fried Chinese celery goes well with tofu.
- Chinese celery soup
- Chinese celery soup is a common winter dish.
Synonyms and how they differ
- Asian celery
- Asian celery is a looser name for the same group of plants.
- cutting celery
- Cutting celery is a Western name for the leafy kind grown for its leaves rather than stalks.
- celery
- Plain celery refers to the thick-stalked kind that is milder and crisper.
Word family
- celery noun
- a vegetable with long crisp stalks
- celeriac noun
- a type of celery grown for its root
- celery leaf noun
- the leaf of the celery plant, used as a herb
Commonly confused: Chinese celery or Chinese cabbage?
Chinese celery vs Chinese cabbage
Chinese cabbage is a leafy cabbage, not a type of celery.
Practice
How does Chinese celery differ from ordinary celery?
Choose one answer.
Chinese celery has thin, hollow stalks and a stronger flavor, and is used as a flavoring herb. It is not a root or a sweet ingredient.
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