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Jai (Chinese Vegetarian Dish)
This special dish is a Chinese New Year Tradition of approximately 10 - 12
ingredients. NO MEAT – No set amounts per item. Preparing for this requires
time, as many ingredients need to be soaked.

Ho See (Dried Oysters) (Between 6 – 10, depends on size and if you have
acquired taste for this ingredient)
1 can of Bamboo Shoot sliced
¼ lb of Foo Jook (Dry Bean Curd Sticks)
4 Hung Joe (Chinese Red Dates)
Chinese Black Mushrooms (12)
1 can of Bok Gwo (Chinese White Ginkgo Nuts)
½ lb. Fun See (Chinese Vermicelli)
½ cup of dried Wun Yee (Cloud Fungus)
1 cup of Gun Jum Choy (Tiger Lillies) knot each strand
1 can sliced Mah Tai (Water Chestnuts)
¼ cup or small bundle of Fat Choy (Hair Seaweed)
¼ lb Dow Foo Pok (Fried Bean Cake Cubes)
Chinese Cabbage (add as much as desired)

Prepare:
Ho See (Dried Oysters) -Wash and soak dried oysters for 2 days, cleaning out
shells and dirt.
Bamboo Shoots - Rinse and drain several times. Slice to bite size
Foo Jook (Dried Bean Curd) - Soak overnight. Cut into 2-inch lengths. Cover
with cold water and bring to a boil. Drain and discard water. The foo jook may be
soft enough to use. If not repeat by boiling until soft. Do NOT add salt.
Hung Joe (Chinese Red Dates) - Soak overnight. Cut open in several pieces.
Chinese Black Mushrooms - Soak for several hours. Wash and slice thin. Save
the mushroom soaking water, and filter using a coffee filter to remove dirt.
Bok Qwo (Ginkgo Nuts) - Shell and boil or 10 minutes. Slip off skin or you can
use one can of the white nuts.
Fun See (Chinese Vermicelli) - Soak for 2 hours. Cut in half size lengths.
Rinse in cold water and drain.
Wun Yee (Cloud Fungus) - Soak for 2 hours with a tablespoon of salt and salad
oil to clean out the dirt. Wash well, drain.
Gun Jum Choy (Dried Lily Buds) - Soak for 2 hours or until soft. Knot each
strand.
Mah Tai (Water Chestnuts) - Drain and rinse, slice if you bought whole water
chestnuts.
Fat Choy (Hair Seaweed) - Soak for 2 hours. Cover with cold water, bring to
boil, discard water. Cover again with cold water and bring to a boil. Drain (add
at serving time)
Dow Foo Pok (Fried Tofu Puffs) - Rinse under hot water. Cut each cube in half
Chinese Cabbage - Cut, rinse and cut into 2-inch pieces