Chinese Cold Jellyfish Salad (Liang Ban Hai Zhe / 凉拌海蜇)
Coastal China
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Origin
Coastal China — Cantonese, Fujian, and Shanghai traditions
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Description
Jellyfish is a Chinese cold dish staple — the raw jellyfish is processed (salted and dried), then rehydrated and blanched briefly before dressing with sesame oil, Zhenjiang vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic. The textural experience is entirely the point: jellyfish has almost no flavour but a unique springy, slightly rubbery crunch. A fixture on cold cut platters and as a standalone starter.
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The Thread
—Korean haepari naengchae (jellyfish salad)
—Japanese kurage sunomono (jellyfish in vinegar)
—Mediterranean octopus salad (similar seafood-vinegar cold dish concept)
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Flavour Context
Almost neutral flavour — the jellyfish is a textural vehicle for the dressing; the satisfaction is in the springy crunch and the fragrant sesame-vinegar coating; a refreshing counterpoint to rich dishes
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