QuickCheck: Does the black moss called 'fatt choy' actually come from the Gobi Desert?


CHINESE New Year is around the corner, and one of the things people around the world are doing to prepare for the celebrations is to stock up on festive foods for the reunion feast.

On many tables, a hair-like plant called "fatt choy" will take centre stage, often cooked with shiitake mushrooms and dried oysters in a dish meant to usher in luck for the new year ahead.

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