It should be the seedlings of the herbaceous plant Phytophthora genus, Caryophyllaceae, commonly known as noodle vegetables. It is a kind of wild vegetable that people in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River (especially Henan) love to eat. Also known as net bottle, incense burner grass, rice crock pot, plum vase, noodle dish, Guangpi dish, gourd dish, sweet beet, wheat pomegranate, oil bottle vegetable, sheep's hoof tree, red cabbage, Hu Bingcai, wheat yellow cabbage, Lantern grass; lantern bulb; bottle flower; wild spinach (southeast Shandong region); rabbit head (southeast Shandong region).

This kind of dish is a bit astringent, so it will taste better if it is eaten when it is more tender.