also: キンツァイ
Chinese celery; leaf celery
A variety of celery with thinner stalks and stronger flavor than common celery; used in Chinese and Japanese cuisine.
from Chinese qíncài
Adding Chinese celery to Chinese soup improves the aroma.
Chinese celery has more leaves and a stronger flavor than common celery.
Standard kanji spelling for Chinese celery.
Alternate reading reflecting a more Chinese-like pronunciation.
From Chinese 芹菜 (qíncài), meaning celery. The reading キンサイ is the standard Japanese approximation, while キンツァイ reflects a more Chinese-like pronunciation.