Some consumers say they can no longer afford to buy the first spring leaves of Chinese mahogany. Photo: Weibo
Some consumers say they can no longer afford to buy the first spring leaves of Chinese mahogany. Photo: Weibo
China /  People & Culture

Forget avocado toast: this vegetable is the taste of financial ‘freedom’ in China

  • First spring leaves of the Chinese mahogany tree are now out of reach for some – and they’ve taken to social media to complain
  • Popular in the north, it tastes a bit like onion and costs up to US$30 for 500g in Beijing

Alice Yan
Alice Yan

Updated: 2:13pm, 20 Mar, 2019

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Some consumers say they can no longer afford to buy the first spring leaves of Chinese mahogany. Photo: Weibo
Some consumers say they can no longer afford to buy the first spring leaves of Chinese mahogany. Photo: Weibo
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