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Chinese Vegetable

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DESCRIPTION

See Variety down below

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HISTORY AND ORIGIN

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BUYING AND STORAGE

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.

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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.

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NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

An excellent source of vitamin C and a good source of dietary fibre and folic acid.

 
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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.

KAI LAN:   See under Chinese Broccoli.

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RECIPE  click here

 

 

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Last modified: July 19, 2003