Avoid the damaged, soft, dried ones with brown or yellow ... If you can’t find Chinese celery, then you can get the celery ...

In Cantonese cuisine, one of the most luxurious and expensive ingredients is dried abalone ... Cut or tear the Chinese celery stalks into 5cm (2in) lengths (tearing gives it more flavour).

It is my mother’s bread stuffing recipe, but while she uses bacon, I now make it with Chinese sausage (lap cheong ... then add the celery. Sprinkle lightly with salt and cook until the onion ...