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Ramps
The wild ramp, AKA wild leek, botanical name Allium tricoccum, is a flowering perennial plant that grows in clusters. It is a member of the Allium family along with onions and leeks
Calamondin Limes
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Salanova® Lettuces
Salanova® lettuce is a full-sized variety developed for the baby lettuce market. Botanically these varieties are scientifically known as Lactuca sativa.
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.
| La Costa Glen South | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1000 |
| Rustic Root Brunch | San Diego CA | 619-702-5595 |
| US Grant Hotel Grill | San Diego CA | 619-232-3121 |
| Rancho Valencia | Del Mar CA | 858-756-1123 |
| Doubletree Hotel Circle | San Diego CA | 619-881-6900 |
| Campfire | Carlsbad CA | 858-231-0862 |
| The Compass | Carlsbad CA | 760-434-1900 |
| Shogun Sportfishing | San Diego CA | 619-226-8030 |
| Brigantine La Mesa | La Mesa CA | 619-465-1935 |
| US Grant Hotel Main | San Diego CA | 619-232-3121 |
| Miho Gastrotruck | San Diego CA | 619-867-4295 |
| Firefly Beach | San Diego CA | 619-222-6440 |
| UCSD Food & Nutrition Department Hillcrest | San Diego CA | 619-543-2764 |
| Dija Mara | Oceanside CA | 760-231-5376 |
| Great Maple | San Diego CA | 619-255-2282 |
| Sushi Lounge on Market Sushi | San Diego CA | 888-811-6436 |
| Now Sushi | San Diego CA | 480-429-6666 |
| Lumi | San Diego CA | 619-955-5750 |
| Gravity Heights Restaurant and Brewery | San Diego CA | 858-551-5105 |
| Landon's Gourmet Kitchen | San Marcos CA | 858-449-9944 |
| The Patio on Lamont | San Diego CA | 619-235-5606 |
| The Original 40 Brewing | San Diego CA | 619-206-4725 |
| Carmel Mountain Ranch Country Club | San Diego CA | 858-487-9224 |
| Flying Pig Pub & Kitchen 2 | Vista CA | 760-630-4311 |
| Farm Fresh Meals | Vista CA | 760-707-2383 |
| The Holding Company | San Diego CA | 619-665-1251 |
| Coast Catering | Escondido CA | 619-295-3173 |
| Union Kitchen & Tap (Encinitas) | Encinitas CA | 760-230-2337 |
| Pamplemousse Grill | Solana Beach CA | 858-792-9090 |
| Pacifica Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-792-0505 |
| Harvest Kitchen | Vista CA | 619-709-0938 |
| Harney Sushi Oceanside 2019 | Oceanside CA | 760-967-1820 |
| Searcher | San Diego CA | 619-226-2403 |
| Pacific Coast Grill | Solana Beach CA | 858-794-4632 |
| Culinary Concepts | San Diego CA | 858-530-1885 |
| Town & Country Banquet | San Diego CA | 8002219730 |
| Duke's La Jolla | La Jolla CA | 858-454-1999 |
| Snooze - Del Mar | San Diego CA | 888-703-5300 |
| International Smoke Del Mar | San Diego CA | 702-683-7590 |
| Brigantine Imperial Beach | Imperial Beach CA | 619-591-1350 |
| La Costa Glen North | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1436 |
| UCSD Food & Nutrition Department La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-657-6473 |
| Chateau La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-459-4451 |
| Maestoso | San Diego CA | 209-445-5600 |
| Under Belly-Uptown | San Diego CA | 619-269-4626 |
| Inn at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-381-8289 |
| Truluck's Seafood Steak and Crab House | San Diego CA | 858-453-2583 |
| Churchill's Pub and Grille | San Marcos CA | 760-471-8773 |
| Paradise Point Resort Tidal | San Diego CA | 858-490-6363 |
| Crab Catcher La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-454-9587 |
| Beaumont's | San Diego CA | 858-459-0474 |
| Il Dandy | San Diego CA | 609-373-5917 |
| Pacific Regent La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-597-8008 |
| Eco Caters Organics | San Diego CA | 619-997-8792 |
| Born & Raised | San Diego CA | 619-550-5412 |
| NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker | San Diego CA | 541-272-9098 |
| Rustic Root | San Diego CA | 619-232-1747 |
| Urge Gastropub and Whiskey Bank - Oceanside | Oceanside CA | 858-395-8809 |
| Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-759-6063 |
| Vi At La Jolla Village | San Diego CA | 858-646-7700 |
| Cape Rey Carlsbad, a Hilton Resort | Carlsbad CA | 760-602-0800 |
| Harney Sushi Old Town | San Diego CA | 619-295-3272 |
| Bistro du Marche by Tapenade | La Jolla CA | 858-551-7500 |
| Sheraton La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-453-5500 |
| The Bier Garden | Encinitas CA | 760-632-2437 |
| Addison Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-350-7600 |
| Bishop School | San Diego CA | 858-459-4021 x212 |
| Fort Oak | San Diego CA | 619-795-6901 |
| Ballast Point Restaurant - Little Italy | San Diego CA | 619-298-2337 |
| Local Greens Liberty Station | San Diego CA | 619-487-9346 |
| Brockton Villa Restaurant | San Diego CA | 858-454-7393 |
| Marriott Del Mar | San Diego CA | 858-369-6029 |
| La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club | San Diego CA | 858-454-7126 |
| UCSD La Jolla / Ornish Kitchen | San Diego CA | 858-657-6473 |
| Gamma Phi Beta | San Diego CA | 310-634-2371 |
| Brigantine Poway | Poway CA | 858-486-3066 |
| Stone Brewing-Liberty Station Banquets | San Diego CA | 619-269-2100 |
| The Farm Golf Club | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-756-5585 |
| The Cork and Craft | San Diego CA | 858-618-2463 |
| Viewpoint Brewing Co. | Del Mar CA | 858-205-9835 |
| AToN Center Inc. | Encinitas CA | 858-759-5017 |
| Trust Restaurant | San Diego CA | 609-780-7572 |
| PFC Fitness Camp | Carlsbad CA | 888-488-8936 |
| Wonderland Ocean Pub | San Diego CA | 619-255-3358 |
| Sushi Lounge on Market- Delivery | San Diego CA | 888-811-6436 |
| Leichtag Foundation | Encinitas CA | 760-230-6772 |
| Animae | San Diego CA | 619-925-7908 |
| Bivouac Ciderworks | San Diego CA | 816-809-5193 |
| Harumama Carlsbad | Carlsbad CA | 858-999-4073 |
| Legoland Castle | Carlsbad CA | 760-444-5601 |
| The Guild Hotel | San Diego CA | 858-373-3184 |
| Harumama | San Diego CA | 619-269-7122 |
| Glenbrook Health Center | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1000 |
| Bali Hai Restaurant | San Diego CA | 619-222-1181 |
| Brigantine Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-481-1166 |
| San Diego Culinary Institute Inc. | La Mesa CA | 619-644-2100 |
| Puesto-Downtown | San Diego CA | 619-233-8880 |
| Third Corner Encinitas | Encinitas CA | 619-417-9251 |
| Four Points Sheraton-SeaWorld | San Diego CA | 619-295-3172 |
| Hotel La Jolla & CUSP | La Jolla CA | 858-459-0261 |
| San Diego Yacht Club | San Diego CA | 619-758-6334 |
| SIE Culinary Management | San Diego CA | 858-964-8677 |
| Red Tail Catering | San Marcos CA | 858-605-8219 |
| The Crossings | Carlsbad CA | 760-444-1800 |
| Lucky Bolt | San Diego CA | 917-969-9500 |
| Common Theory | San Diego CA | 858-707-7016 |
| Leroy's Kitchen & Lounge | Coronado CA | 619-522-6890 |
| Kettner Exchange | San Diego CA | 312-415-5455 |
| West Steak and Seafood | Carlsbad CA | 760-930-9100 |
| Paradise Point Resort Main Kitchen | San Diego CA | 858-490-6363 |
| The Corner Drafthouse | San Diego CA | 619-255-2631 |
| The Flavor Chef (Catering) | Vista CA | 619-295-3172 |
| Herb & Wood | San Diego CA | 619-955-8495 |
| Dublin Square | San Diego CA | 619-239-5818 |
| California Center for the Arts | Escondido CA | 760-839-4107 |
| Mesa College | San Diego CA | 619-388-2240 |
| Four Seasons Residence Club | Carlsbad CA | 760-603-3700 |
| Grass Skirt | San Diego CA | 858-412-5237 |
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Island Pacific Supermarket
Island Pacific Supermarket - Vallejo, CA
Near Vallejo, California, United States2110 Springs Road #24 Vallejo CA 94591 707-552-6730 www.islandpacificmarket.com About 46 days ago, 8/02/19 
Woori Food Market
Woori Market
Near San Francisco, California, United States1528 Filmore Street San Francisco CA 94115 415-673-9887 About 66 days ago, 7/13/19 
Tokyo Central
Tokyo Central
Near South Coast Metro, California, United States2975 Harbor Blvd. Costa Mesa CA 92626 714-751-8433 About 88 days ago, 6/21/19 
Seiwa Market
Seiwa Market
Near South Coast Metro, California, United States3151 Harbor Blvd. Costa Mesa CA 92626 714-852-6980 About 88 days ago, 6/21/19 
Snowgoose Produce
Snow Goose Produce
Near Mount Vernon, Washington, United StatesMt Vernon, WA About 152 days ago, 4/18/19 Sharer's comments : Lovely, just harvested, ready to devour! Wegmans Near Rohrerstown, Pennsylvania, United States About 222 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 329 days ago, 10/23/18 Sharer's comments : Baby Bok Choy Cabbage spotted at First Alternative Natural Foods Co-Op. 
Brentwood Farmers' Market
Near Sawtelle, California, United StatesAbout 520 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
Near Santa Monica, California, United StatesHer Produce 559-313-6676 About 608 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 610 days ago, 1/14/18 Chuck's Produce Salmon Creek Near Mill Plain, Washington, United States About 612 days ago, 1/13/18 First Alternative Natural Foods Co-Op Near Corvallis, Oregon, United States About 623 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 652 days ago, 12/04/17 Sharer's comments : Baby Bok Choy Cabbage spotted at First Alternative Natural Foods Co-Op. |
