Look for Chinese Vegetable with firm, healthy clean stalks and crisp, fresh
leaves. Refrigerate Chinese vegetable wrapped in plastic and will keep up to 2 days.
PREPARATION AND USE
Rinse and pull stalks apart. Slice or chop the stalks and
shred the leaves. Can be used in stir-fry with garlic and oyster sauce,
fried noodles, soups and serve with rice.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
An excellent source of vitamin C and a good source of
dietary fibre and folic acid.
VARIETY
CHOY SUM: Long light green stalks
with green leaves.
BOK CHOY: Small white to pale
green stalks with dark green leaves.
KAI CHOY: See under
Chinese Mustard Cabbage.
PAK CHOY: Medium white stalks
with green leaves.
TAI CHOY: Similar to Bok Choy,
but the stalks are thinner and dark green in colour.