Fat choy is a terrestrial cyanobacterium 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, fat choy has a soft texture which is like very fine vermicelli.

Categories: Algae Vegetable
Also known as:
Vietnamese: tóc tiêntóc thiêng
Wikidata ID: Q67345167
Wikipedia title: Fat choy
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