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White Corn
White corn is a sweet corn variety. Its ears are wrapped in tightly layered pale lime green to white husks. One ear of corn can contain up to 400 kernels growing in rows lengthwise.
Spring Onions
Spring onions are most often utilized raw. The whole onion can be flash blanched and grilled, which brings out more the robust and sweet elements of the onions, and makes them a bolder pair for fish and meats
Seasons/Availability
Gai choy is available year round.
Description/Taste
Gai choy looks like a large loose-headed green cabbage. The leafy greens may be trimmed leaving only the rounded stalks. Sharpness and pungency can vary, but this vegetable always offers a dependable crunchy texture and a mustardy bite. Gai choy is sometimes called headed mustard cabbage, large-leafed mustard greens or Swatow heart mustard cabbage.
Nutritional Value
Eating five daily servings of fruits and vegetables lowers the chances of cancer. A recent study found eating nine or ten daily servings of fruits and vegetables, combined with three servings of low-fat dairy products, were effective in lowering blood pressure.
Applications
Also known as Chinese mustard greens, gai choi is perfect for long cooking soups such as hot & sour or duck soup. Roughly chop, then gently sauté until soft - gai choy's flavor sweetens with slow cooking. Add its pungent flavor to steamed rice or noodles. Perfect for pickling. To store, wrap loosely in paper; refrigerate. Do note wash until ready to use.
Geography/History
Chinese cuisine especially favors this vegetable and pickled wrapped gai choy is especially a favorite. Preferring a warm climate, this vegetable does not tolerate cold very well.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Gai Choy. One
is easiest, three is harder.
