page_title: Lettuce production in China
section_title: Culinary dishes
hierarchical_section_title: Lettuce production in China / Culinary dishes
caption_attribution_description: English: Woju, a lettuce-like vegetable whose thick stem people stir-fry, sold in a Yangzhou supermarket 中文: 在一间扬州超市售的莴苣
context_page_description: China is the world leader in lettuce production, producing approximately half of the world's lettuce. Stem lettuce is grown in the country and the stems are prepared as a cooked vegetable. According to estimates given by the Food and Agriculture Organization in 2006, China produced around 11,005,000 metric tonnes of lettuce on 500,250 hectares of land. In 2010, the FAO reported that some 12,574,500 tonnes of lettuce were produced during that year. Taiwan is also a producer of good quality head lettuce, which is an export commodity.
context_section_description: In China, lettuce is not eaten in a raw form of salad. The preferred common usage is in plain form as stir-fried  (cooked for a short time) and occasionally mixed with mushroom and other vegetables, and well spiced with garnishing. It is also steamed individually. It is also used in combination with meat dishes such as “Sliced Pork Stir Fried with Lettuce.” Lettuce soups are also common, along with fish or minced chicken. For this preparation, fresh and crisp lettuce is chosen and the soup is consumed hot and not allowed to go tasteless. Other varieties of dishes are “Lettuce and fermented Bean Cake” and  “Clear Simmered Bean Card with Lettuce and Cellophane Noodles.” Stem lettuce, which originated in China, is cooked and used as a food item.
caption: Woju (莴苣), a lettuce variety grown for its stem used in Chinese cooking, sold in a Yangzhou supermarket
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