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Bak Choy |
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Shanghai Bak Choy
Also known as green bak choy or baby bak choy. Can be boiled, steamed or stir fried.
A variant of the white bak choy, this one has a softer texture when cooked.
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Choy |
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Bak
Choy
Delicious in stir-fry, or boiled and served with soy sauce or oyster sauce.
The dried version of bak choy, Cole is used in soups and broths.
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| Choy
Sum (from China) |
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Choy
Sum (from China)
Soft leafed vegetable, delicate, the stem is crunchy. Similar to Spinach.
Boil, steam or stir-fry.
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Sum (from Spain) |
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Choy Sum (from Spain)
Soft leafed vegetable, delicate, the stem is crunchy. Similar to Spinach.
Boil, steam or stir-fry.
Similar to the Choy Sum from China but these are longer and larger.
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| Gai
Lan |
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Gai
Lan
Also known as Chinese broccoli, when cooked the tender stems and leaves have a slight bitter-sweet taste.
Boil and serve with oyster suace or use in stir-fry. Gai Lan can be refrigerated for up to a week.
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| Chinese
Leaves |
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Chinese Leaves
Also known as Napa cabbage and celery cabbage, can be used in the same way as regular cabbage but these are more tender.
Cut into small pieces, braise, steam or stir-fry, add to salad or soup.
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Chives |
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Chinese
Chives
They have an onion-garlic flavour and aroma, cut into small pieces, use in stir-fry, noodle, beancurd dishes and dim sum dishes. Also delicious in omelette.
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| Corriander
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Corriander
Also known as Chinese parsley, use as a garnish and to flavour soups, salads, dim sum stuffings and steamed fish.
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| Long
Beans |
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Long
Beans
These are pencil-thin beans with a smooth and somewhat bumpy surfaces. When cooked, they have a sweet flavour and a dry crunchy bite.
Trim both ends of the beans before cooking, cut into small lengths, blanch and use in stir-fries.
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| Lemon
Grass |
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Lemon
Grass
Lemon grass looks like a very long thin, woody green onion that is pale yellow-green in colour.
Bruise and chop before using to release flavour. Use in soups, stews, curries and stir-fries.
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