Phred wrote:
> >At <http://www.china.org.cn/english/food/68831.htm> there is a recipe
> >that appears close to what you are describing.
> >
> > Spicy Chinese Cabbage
> >
> >Ingredients:
> >500 grams (1.1 lb) outer leaves of tender Chinese cabbage
> >2 dried red chilies
> >10 gram (1/3 oz) ginger shredded
> >10 grams (1 2/3 tsp) salt
> >60 grams (4 2/3 tbsp) sugar
> >25 grams (1 2/3 tbsp) vinegar
> >20 grams (1 1/2 tbsp) oil
> >1,000 grams (2 cups) water
>
> Vic, are you sure of that last conversion? Here in Oz our metric
> "cup" is 250 ml, which is only 250 g of H2O not 500 g.

Maybe it's heavy water. The Chinese are really into that lately.