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Cai Pu

菜脯

Salted, sun-dried daikon aged until dark; fried into omelettes and soups.

Taiwan Fermented & pickled Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

A Hakka farmhouse preserve; well-aged cai pu is treated as medicine and can be kept for decades.

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What is Cai Pu?

Cai Pu is a fermented & pickled from Taiwan: salted, sun-dried daikon aged until dark; fried into omelettes and soups. A Hakka farmhouse preserve; well-aged cai pu is treated as medicine and can be kept for decades.

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