Fat choy
Fat choy (Nostoc flagelliforme), also known as faat choy, fa cai, black moss, hair moss or hair weed is a terrestrial cyanobacterium (a type of photosynthetic bacteria) that is used as a vegetable in Chinese cuisine. When dried, the product has the appearance of black hair. For that reason, its name in Chinese means "hair vegetable." When soaked, this vegetable has a very soft texture which is like very fine vermicelli.
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Fat choy
Fat choy (Nostoc flagelliforme), also known as faat choy, fa cai, black moss, hair moss or hair weed is a terrestrial cyanobacterium (a type of photosynthetic bacteria) that is used as a vegetable in Chinese cuisine. When dried, the product has the appearance of black hair. For that reason, its name in Chinese means "hair vegetable." When soaked, this vegetable has a very soft texture which is like very fine vermicelli.
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Fat choy (Nostoc flagelliforme ...... is like very fine vermicelli.
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Il Fat choy (Nostoc flagellifo ...... dei vermicelli molto sottili.
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髪菜（はっさい、中国語 ファーツァイ、fàcài）、Nost ...... elliforme Born. et Flah.ともされる。
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（學名：Nostoc flagelliforme；又称髮狀念 ...... 漠和貧瘠土壤中，因其色黑而細長，如人的頭髮而得名，可以食用。
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Nostoc flagelliforme
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Harv. ex Molinari, Calvo-Pérez & Guiry, 2016
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Nostoc flagelliforme under a microscope
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hair vegetable
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N. flagelliforme
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Fat choy (Nostoc flagelliforme ...... is like very fine vermicelli.
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Il Fat choy (Nostoc flagellifo ...... dei vermicelli molto sottili.
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髪菜（はっさい、中国語 ファーツァイ、fàcài）、Nost ...... elliforme Born. et Flah.ともされる。
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（學名：Nostoc flagelliforme；又称髮狀念 ...... 漠和貧瘠土壤中，因其色黑而細長，如人的頭髮而得名，可以食用。
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Fat choy
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Fat choy
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髪菜
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髮菜
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Fat choy
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