PotatoAs a vegetable, few other vegetables can match its versatility.In some regions, potatoes are also called yamies, adding the word "yangyi" to show they were introduced from abroad into China.Regardless of its history,it became an important partof home-cooked dishes once it entered China.

Episode 6 of Season 2 of A Bite of China is called Secret Realm,focusing on various ingredients hidden in secret places that are not well known.After watching, I was left salivating but also painfully uncomfortable; in my time zone, I still have to seek these out in remote areas. How should a jet lag sufferer cope?Fortunately, the episode mentions one of the most common ingredients—potato, which is made into yamie chaicha in Northwest China,—allowing me to replicate it.

Ingredients: 4 potatoes (about 500g),flour50g, 2 green onions, one red chili pepper,garlicone clove,Sichuan peppercorns half a teaspoon,white peppera small pinch, one tablespoon of sesame oil, one teaspoon of rice vinegar, salt to taste.A pinch of powder, one tablespoon of sesame oil, riceOne teaspoon of vinegarAn appropriate amount of salt