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-cropped.jpg) Pan-friedjiucai hezi at a restaurant inChongwenmen | |
| Place of origin | China |
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| Region or state | Shandong |
| Main ingredients | Garlic chives,egg,cellophane noodles,wheat flour |
| Jiucai hezi | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 韭菜盒子 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 韭菜合子 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | chive box | ||||||
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Jiucai hezi (Chinese:韭菜盒子 "chive box"), also calledchive pockets, are a type of savory pie originating fromShandong, China. They are made ofChinese chives andeggs in a flour wrapper, thenpan fried or baked.Jiucai hezi are traditionally eaten to celebrate theChinese New Year.
The dough is made from flour and water, with leavened and unleavened varieties. The stuffing typically includes choppedgarlic chives, scrambled eggs,[1] sauteed mini-shrimp andcellophane noodles. Mushrooms andwood ear fungus are sometimes included. There is also a variety with minced meat as stuffing.[2] The stuffing will be put in the middle of a flat dough, and then folded into half-moon shape. The finished turnover is usually pan-fried instead of baked in the oven like aturnover, and is served with black rice vinegar and sesame oil mixture as dip.
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On February 14, 2022, during the second qualifying round of the freestyle skiing women's slopestyle event at the2022 Winter Olympics, skierEileen Gu was seen munching on a Chinese chive pocket (jiǔcài hézi) from a plastic bag while awaiting her score. In a later interview, Gu confirmed that the pastry was indeed a chive pocket.[3] The moment went viral across China. According to Meituan data, online searches for "jiucai hezi" surged by over 161% in the week following Gu's mention, with takeaway orders exceeding 1.6 million — a 93% year-on-year increase.[4] Furthermore,China Food Press reported that the post-Olympics surge in chive pocket sales reflected this viral trend, with searches and orders spiking noticeably.[5]
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