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Today I feature a common vegetable cooked in most Chinese homes - the Chinese Okra or Angled Loofah (??). I have it simply stir-fried with some dried shrimps (very handy to have around the kitchen) and added some glass noodles. The texture of the Chinese Okra is quite unique in that it does resemble that of a loofah on the interior. The flesh is soft yet firm and is white in colour. The Chinese okra is also naturally sweet - the glass noodles being tasteless on their own soak up the salty flavou (...)