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Baby Bok Choy

Inventory, 10 lbs : 7.32
This item was last sold on : 11/14/19

• 140 Featured Restaurants

• 27 Recipe Ideas

• 13 Sharess

Description/Taste

Baby Bok choy is a young, petite, and tender cabbage, averaging 10-12 centimeters in length, and has a bulb-like base consisting of clustered stems connected to oval, flat leaves. The stems, also known as petioles, are thick, firm, and slightly curved, ranging in color from white to pale green, depending on the variety. The delicate leaves are dark green to light green and are crisp, smooth, and wide. Baby Bok choy is tender and crunchy with a sweet, fresh green flavor.

Seasons/Availability

Baby Bok choy is available year-round, with peak-seasons in the early spring and fall.

Current Facts

Baby Bok choy, botanically classified as Brassica rapa susbp. chinensis, is a small, non-heading cabbage that grows green blades and is a member of the Brassicaceae family along with broccoli, kale, and mustard. Native to China, Baby Bok choy is an early-harvested, compact plant that is more tender and sweeter than its mature counterparts. Bok choy translates from Chinese to mean “white cabbage,” and there are multiple varieties of Baby Bok choy with varying sizes and colors ranging from dark green leaves with white stems to green leaves with pale green stems. Baby Bok choy is also known by many different names due to differing Asian dialects and is mostly found under Pak choy, Spoon Cabbage, Bok choi, and Pak choi. The small cabbages are favored for their mild taste, tender consistency, and high nutritional properties, predominately used in salads, soups, stir-fries, and side dishes.

Nutritional Value

Baby Bok choy is an excellent source of vitamins A, C, and K, and beta-carotene, which are antioxidants that help the body fight against environmental aggressors and is a good source of fiber to stimulate digestion. The greens also contain calcium, potassium, vitamin B6, magnesium, and folate to help support bone strength and fight against inflammation.

Applications

Baby Bok choy is best suited for both raw and cooked applications such as stir-frying, braising, grilling, steaming, boiling, and sautéing. The tender nature of the stem and leaves is showcased when chopped and tossed into fresh green salads, or the raw leaves can be mixed into a slaw with carrots and garlic. In cooked applications, Baby Bok choy can be sliced in half and added to soups, quickly cooked in stir-fries with other vegetables, mixed into noodle dishes, or tossed with cooked meats and rice. One advantage of Baby Bok choy is the vegetable’s fast cooking time and small shape. The curved leaves provide a pleasing aesthetic in dishes and do not need to be finely chopped to retain a tender texture. Baby Bok choy pairs well with aromatics such as garlic and ginger, mushrooms, bell pepper, broccoli, carrots, herbs such as basil, cilantro, and mint, sesame seeds, sauces such as soy, hoisin, and oyster, tofu, meats such as poultry, pork, and white fish, noodles, chicken broth, and light-bodied vinegars. The leaves and stems will keep up to three days when loosely stored in a plastic bag and kept in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator.

Ethnic/Cultural Info

In traditional Chinese medicine, Bok choy is considered to be a cooling ingredient that can help balance energy in organs such as the kidneys, lungs, stomach, brain, and gall bladder. The cabbage first became well-known when it was mentioned in the acclaimed Compendium of Materia Medica, which is a comprehensive book recording traditional Chinese medicine practices, written by 16th-century Chinese pharmacist Li Shizhen. In the book, Shizhen wrote about the disease-fighting properties of bok choy, and since the book was published, bok choy has become a staple ingredient in Asian cooking. Bok choy is also believed to help improve digestion, detox and lubricate the intestines, and boost metabolism.

Geography/History

Bok choy is native to China, originally from the Yangtze River Delta, where it has been cultivated for thousands of years. In the 14th century, bok choy was transported via trade routes to Korea during the Joseon Dynasty, where it would become a key ingredient in kimchi. It was later introduced to Southeast Asia in the 16th century and Europe in the 19th century. Today Baby Bok choy is still widely cultivated across Asia and Southeast Asia, and it is also grown and sold at farmers markets and specialty grocers in Australia, South Africa, Europe, Canada, South America, the Caribbean, Central America, and the United States.

Featured Restaurants

Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.

Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens	Escondido CA	760-294-7866
The Compass	Carlsbad CA	760-434-1900
Marriott Del Mar	San Diego CA	858-369-6029
The Guild Hotel	San Diego CA	858-373-3184
Harvest Kitchen	Vista CA	619-709-0938
Decoy Dockside Restaurant	San Marcos CA	760-653-3230
333 Pacific	Oceanside CA	760-433-3333
Vi At La Jolla Village	San Diego CA	858-646-7700
Cape Rey Carlsbad, a Hilton Resort	Carlsbad CA	760-602-0800
Landon's Gourmet Kitchen	San Marcos CA	858-449-9944
Harney Sushi Oceanside 2019	Oceanside CA	760-967-1820
Pacifica Del Mar	Del Mar CA	858-792-0505
Blue Ocean La Jolla	La Jolla CA	858-999-4073
Duke's La Jolla	La Jolla CA	858-454-1999
Local Greens Liberty Station	San Diego CA	619-487-9346
Sushi Ota	San Diego CA	858-270-5047
Bekker's Catering	San Diego CA	619-287-9027
Harumama La Jolla	La Jolla CA	858-999-4073
UCSD Food & Nutrition Department Hillcrest	San Diego CA	619-543-2764
Farmers Bottega	San Diego CA	619-458-9929

the other 120...

PFC Fitness Camp	Carlsbad CA	888-488-8936
Moxy San Diego Gaslamp	San Diego CA	619-376-1850
AToN Center Inc.	Encinitas CA	858-759-5017
Farmer and The Seahorse	San Diego CA	858-260-5400
Truluck's Seafood Steak and Crab House	San Diego CA	858-453-2583
Inn at Rancho Santa Fe	Rancho Santa Fe CA	858-381-8289
Lauberge Del Mar	Del Mar CA	858-259-1515
Mesa College	San Diego CA	619-388-2240
Tahona (Kitchen)	San Diego CA	619-573-0289
Addison Del Mar	Del Mar CA	858-350-7600
Sidebar - Market SB, LLC	San Diego CA	619-696-0946
Born & Raised	San Diego CA	619-550-5412
Flying Pig Pub & Kitchen	Oceanside CA	619-990-0158
Hoover High School	San Diego CA	619-549-3364
Brigantine Pt Loma	San Diego CA	619-224-2871
Brigantine La Mesa	La Mesa CA	619-465-1935
Campfire	Carlsbad CA	858-231-0862
Jack Monaco Creative Consulting	San Diego CA	619-318-2633
Bali Hai Restaurant	San Diego CA	619-222-1181
Drew Lopez	San Diego CA	619-295-3172
The Tavern	Coronado CA	602-628-5890
The Crossings	Carlsbad CA	760-444-1800
Chateau Lake San Marcos	San Marcos CA	760-471-0083
Brigantine Del Mar	Del Mar CA	858-481-1166
La Costa Glen South	Carlsbad CA	760-704-1000
Third Corner Encinitas	Encinitas CA	619-417-9251
Town & Country Banquet	San Diego CA	8002219730
Rancho Valencia	Del Mar CA	858-756-1123
Dija Mara	Oceanside CA	760-231-5376
Wonderland Ocean Pub	San Diego CA	619-255-3358
Trust Restaurant	San Diego CA	609-780-7572
Common Theory	San Diego CA	858-707-7016
Kettner Exchange	San Diego CA	312-415-5455
US Grant Hotel Grill	San Diego CA	619-232-3121
San Diego Yacht Club	San Diego CA	619-758-6334
Farm Fresh Meals	Vista CA	760-707-2383
Viejas Casino Grove Steakhouse	Alpine CA	800-295-3172
KI's	Encinitas CA	760-436-5236
Fish 101	Encinitas CA	760-943-6221
The Bier Garden	Encinitas CA	760-632-2437
Brockton Villa Restaurant	San Diego CA	858-454-7393
Grass Skirt	San Diego CA	858-412-5237
Vista Valley	Vista CA	760-758-2800
The Shores	La Jolla CA	858-459-8271
Hyatt Islandia	San Diego CA	619-224-1234
Stone Brewing-Liberty Station Banquets	San Diego CA	619-269-2100
Firefly Beach	San Diego CA	619-222-6440
Leichtag Foundation	Encinitas CA	760-230-6772
Great Maple	San Diego CA	619-255-2282
Under Belly-Uptown	San Diego CA	619-269-4626
Eco Caters (Normal Heights)	San Diego CA	619-997-8792
Searcher	San Diego CA	619-226-2403
Thai One On	Carlsbad CA	760-500-8674
Reata Glen	Rancho Mission Viejo CA	949-545-2250
West Steak and Seafood	Carlsbad CA	760-930-9100
Huntress	San Diego CA	619-955-5750
Shogun Sportfishing	San Diego CA	619-226-8030
Jake's Del Mar	Del Mar CA	858-755-2002
Now Sushi	San Diego CA	480-429-6666
Legoland Castle	Carlsbad CA	760-444-5601
The Wild Thyme Company	San Diego CA	858-527-0226
Morgan Run Resort and Club	Rancho Sante Fe CA	858-756-2471
Culinary Concepts	San Diego CA	858-530-1885
The Shout House	San Diego CA	619-231-6700
The Original 40 Brewing	San Diego CA	619-206-4725
Pamplemousse Grill	Solana Beach CA	858-792-9090
Sorority Cuisine - SAE	San Diego CA	310-402-6195
Crab Catcher La Jolla	San Diego CA	858-454-9587
Mille Fleurs	Rancho Santa Fe CA	858-756-3085
Paradise Point Resort Main Kitchen	San Diego CA	858-490-6363
Four Points Sheraton-SeaWorld	San Diego CA	619-295-3172
WaterBar	San Diego CA	619-308-6500
Hilton Mission Bay	San Diego CA	619-276-4010
International Smoke Del Mar	San Diego CA	702-683-7590
insideOUT	San Diego CA	619-793-9221
The Farm Golf Club	Rancho Santa Fe CA	858-756-5585
Belmont Park Cannonball	San Diego CA	858-228-9283
Harumama Carlsbad	Carlsbad CA	858-999-4073
Not Not Tacos	San Diego CA	619-696-7675
Bishop School	San Diego CA	858-459-4021 x212
La Costa Glen North	Carlsbad CA	760-704-1436
C 2 C	San Diego CA	619-973-9345
Brigantine Poway	Poway CA	858-486-3066
Paradise Point Resort Tidal	San Diego CA	858-490-6363
Brigantine Coronado	Coronado CA	619-435-4166
US Grant Hotel Main	San Diego CA	619-232-3121
NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker	San Diego CA	541-272-9098
Beaumont's	San Diego CA	858-459-0474
Juniper & Ivy	San Diego CA	858-481-3666
BeerFish	San Diego CA	619-363-2337
Viewpoint Brewing Co.	Del Mar CA	858-205-9835
Ballast Point Restaurant - Little Italy	San Diego CA	619-298-2337
Harney Sushi Old Town	San Diego CA	619-295-3272
Coast Catering	Escondido CA	619-295-3173
Pacific Regent La Jolla	San Diego CA	858-597-8008
Marriot Courtyard Mission Valley	San Diego CA	619-291-5270
Pine Valley House	Pine Valley CA	619-637-6010
Sorority Cuisine - Achio	San Diego CA	310-402-6195
Secret Table	Solana Beach CA	858-356-4054
Sheraton Carlsbad (Banquets)	Carlsbad CA	760-827-2400
San Diego Culinary Institute Inc.	La Mesa CA	619-644-2100
La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club	San Diego CA	858-454-7126
Doubletree Hotel Circle	San Diego CA	619-881-6900
The Glen at Scripps Ranch	San Diego CA	858-444-8500
Surf Side Cuisine	San Diego CA	619-507-0891
Saint Mark Golf and Resort, LLC	San Marcos CA	858-273-8440
Park Hyatt Aviara	Carlsbad CA	760-448-1234
Bitter Brothers Brewing Co.	San Diego CA	619-961-9960
Miho Faculty Club	La Jolla CA	619-323-2866
Animae	San Diego CA	619-925-7908
The Cork and Craft	San Diego CA	858-618-2463
Raki Raki & Co.	San Diego CA	(858) 573-2400
Glenbrook Health Center	Carlsbad CA	760-704-1000
Bahia Resort Hotel	San Diego CA	858-488-0551
Harumama	San Diego CA	619-269-7122
Soda & Swine Liberty Station	San Diego CA	619-501-9989
UCSD Food & Nutrition Department La Jolla	San Diego CA	858-657-6473
Trust Restaurant (Bar)	San Diego CA	609-780-7572
Eco Caters Organics	San Diego CA	619-997-8792
SIE Culinary Management	San Diego CA	858-964-8677

Recipe Ideas

Recipes that include Baby Bok Choy. One

is easiest, three is harder.

Chatelaine		Lemon Chicken with Bok Choy
Culinary Hill		Baby Bok Choy Salad with Sesame Dressing
Crowded Kitchen		Green Curry Coconut Rice with Chickpeas, Mushrooms and Greens
The Fitchen		Healthy Asian Soba Noodle Soup
Mind Body Green		Waist-Whittling Spicy Green Juice
Healthy Nibbles and Bits		Cauliflower Fried Rice with Baby Bok Choy
This Savory Vegan		Spicy Garlic Soba Noodles with Bok Choy
Happy Mothering		Oven-Roasted Baby Bok Choy
Making it With Danielle		Poached Chicken with Bok Choy in Ginger Broth
Tasty Yummies		Roasted Baby Bok Choy with Lemon Garlic Cashew Cream

the other 17...

Much Butter		Chicken Kwetiau Stir Fry
Healthy Nibbles and Bits		Cauliflower Fried Rice with Baby Bok Choy
Damn Delicious		Wonton Soup
Sew French		Asian Noodle Soup
Modern Day Moms		Grilled Baby Bok Choy
The Woks Of Life		Garlic Baby Bok Choy
Cafe Delites		Roasted Asian Glazed Chicken Thighs with Steamed Bok Choy
Berlin & Coconuts		Easy Vegan Pad Thai
Shockingly Delicious		Baby Bok Choy Chips
Slow the Cook Down		Pak Choi (Bok Choy) with Garlic & Chilli
Pop Sugar		Chili-Glazed Salmon With Bok Choy
Minimalist Baker		Vegan Ramen
Gourmande in the Kitchen		Steamed Pumpkin and Baby Bok Choy with Ginger Sesame Sauce
Running In A Skirt		Garlic & Sesame Baby Bok Choy
Confessions of a Foodie		Soba Noodles with Baby Bok Choy, Shitake and Spicy Tofu
Chow Divine		Baby Bok Choy Kimchi with Cucumbers
Inspiralized		Sesame-Ginger Daikon Noodle Soup with Bok Choy, Snow Peas and Shiitake Mushrooms

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Island Pacific Supermarket

Island Pacific Supermarket - Vallejo, CA
2110 Springs Road #24 Vallejo CA 94591
707-552-6730
www.islandpacificmarket.com

Near Vallejo, California, United States
About 105 days ago, 8/02/19

Woori Food Market

Woori Market
1528 Filmore Street San Francisco CA 94115
415-673-9887

Near San Francisco, California, United States
About 125 days ago, 7/13/19

Tokyo Central

Tokyo Central
2975 Harbor Blvd. Costa Mesa CA 92626
714-751-8433

Near South Coast Metro, California, United States
About 147 days ago, 6/21/19

Seiwa Market

Seiwa Market
3151 Harbor Blvd. Costa Mesa CA 92626
714-852-6980

Near South Coast Metro, California, United States
About 147 days ago, 6/21/19

Snowgoose Produce

Snow Goose Produce
Mt Vernon, WA

Near Mount Vernon, Washington, United States
About 211 days ago, 4/18/19
Sharer's comments : Lovely, just harvested, ready to devour!

Wegmans Near Rohrerstown, Pennsylvania, United States
About 281 days ago, 2/07/19
Sharer's comments : Baby Bok Choy Cabbage spotted at Wegmans.

First Alternative Natural Foods Co-Op Near Corvallis, Oregon, United States
About 388 days ago, 10/23/18
Sharer's comments : Baby Bok Choy Cabbage spotted at First Alternative Natural Foods Co-Op.

Brentwood Farmers' Market

Underwood Family Farms
805-529-3690
underwoodfamilyfarms.com

Near Sawtelle, California, United States
About 579 days ago, 4/15/18
Sharer's comments : Baby Bok Choy Cabbage spotted at Brentwood Farmers' Market. Tender and delicious!

Santa Monica Farmers Market

John Her
Her Produce
559-313-6676

Near Santa Monica, California, United States
About 667 days ago, 1/17/18
Sharer's comments : Baby Bok Choy Cabbage spotted at Santa Monica Farmers Market.

New Seasons Market Near Tualatin, Oregon, United States
About 670 days ago, 1/14/18

Chuck's Produce Salmon Creek Near Mill Plain, Washington, United States
About 672 days ago, 1/13/18

First Alternative Natural Foods Co-Op Near Corvallis, Oregon, United States
About 682 days ago, 1/02/18
Sharer's comments : Baby Bok Choy Cabbage spotted at First Alternative Natural Foods Co-Op.

First Alternative Natural Foods Co-Op Near Corvallis, Oregon, United States
About 711 days ago, 12/04/17
Sharer's comments : Baby Bok Choy Cabbage spotted at First Alternative Natural Foods Co-Op.