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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
The Calamondin lime is a cross between a sour, loose skinned mandarin and a kumquat, therefore technically making it an orangequat.
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 the young, petite and tender counterpart to mature Bok choy. Its spoon-shaped kelly green leafy blades are supported by translucent and succulent white to pale green stalks that join at a common base above the root. Though the leaves are the most tender and mild part of the plant, the youth of Baby Bok choy makes for a tender plant through and through. The stalks are thin, tender firm and succulent with nuanced cabbage notes and sweet pea undertones.
Seasons/Availability
Baby Bok choy is available year-round.
Current Facts
Bok choy is a type of Chinese cabbage. There are two species of Chinese cabbage: the Chinensis and the Pekinensis. Bok choy is a member of the Chinensis family. Chinensis varieties do not form heads, rather they grow leafy blades much like celery and mustard. Other names for Bok choy include Pak choy and Joy choy. There are specific cultivars of Bok choy that make the most compelling case for being harvested at the baby stage. Those cultivars include Ching-Chiang and Mei Qing Choi. A common name for Baby Bok choy is Shanghai.
Nutritional Value
The acclaimed 16th century Chinese pharmacist Li Shizhen, wrote of the disease-fighting properties of bok choy in his renowned Compendium of Materia Medica, the most complete and comprehensive medical book ever written in the history of traditional Chinese medicine. This compendium in fact heralds the dawning of modern pharmacological studies. Bok choy contains high levels of glucosinolates, which are converted to isothiocyanates in our body. These compounds have been shown to be active in fighting cancer. Bok choy is also a very good source of several carotenoids, especially beta carotene. Beta carotene has been scientifically proven to act as a dietary antioxidant.
Applications
Baby Bok choy is primarily confined to Asian cuisines. It is also often used as a replacement for Napa cabbage. Baby Bok choy requires delicate cooking and quick fire applications. It can be added to soups, sautéed, steamed and eaten raw. Complimentary pairings include garlic, ginger, mushrooms, basil, cilantro, mint, sesame seeds and sesame sauce, soy sauce, tofu, pork, white fish, noodles, grains, chicken broth, light bodied vinegars, citrus, ginger and chiles.
Geography/History
Bok choy is native to China, originally confined to the Yangtze River Delta, where it has been cultivated for thousands of years. Its name is derived from the Chinese name for "soup spoon" because of the shape of its leaves. Bok choy found its way via trade routes to Korea in the 14th century during the Joseon Dynasty where it would become a key ingredient in kimchi. Although Bok choy will be first and foremost associated with Chinese cuisine, as the result of the massive Chinese diaspora of the 19th century, it is now inherently embedded in cuisines throughout the Americas, especially within Central America and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad, Guyana, Jamaica and Cuba.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| West Pac Noodle Bar | Coronado CA | 619-522-6892 |
| Harvest Kitchen | Vista CA | 619-709-0938 |
| Cal A Vie | Vista CA | 760-945-2055 |
| KI's | Encinitas CA | 760-436-5236 |
| Manten Ramen | San Diego CA | 619-764-5416 |
| Searcher | San Diego CA | 619-226-2403 |
| Sheraton Harbor Island | San Diego CA | 619-692-2265 |
| Bali Hai Restaurant | San Diego CA | 619-222-1181 |
| PFC Fitness Camp | Carlsbad CA | 888-488-8936 |
| Leroy's Kitchen & Lounge | Coronado CA | 619-522-6890 |
| Belching Beaver Brewery Tavern and Grill | Vista CA | 760-509-4424 |
| Inn at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-381-8289 |
| Local Greens Liberty Station | San Diego CA | 619-487-9346 |
| The Bier Garden | Encinitas CA | 760-632-2437 |
| The Wild Thyme Company | San Diego CA | 858-527-0226 |
| Ballast Point Restaurant - Little Italy | San Diego CA | 619-298-2337 |
| Gaslamp Union Kitchen & Tap | San Diego CA | 619-795-9463 |
| Jake's Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-755-2002 |
| Clara Carlsbad | Carlsbad CA | 760-470-9143 |
| Mille Fleurs | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-756-3085 |
| Sur La Table-La Jolla | La Jolla CA | 858-228-1116 |
| Stone Brewing-Liberty Station | San Diego CA | 619-269-2100 |
| San Diego Culinary Institute Inc. | La Mesa CA | 619-644-2100 |
| Sushi Lounge on Market Sushi | San Diego CA | 888-811-6436 |
| Fishery | San Diego CA | 858-272-9985 |
| Hotel Palomar-Salt Box | San Diego CA | 619-515-3003 |
| Brasserie | San Diego CA | 858-450-9576 |
| Third Corner Ocean Beach | San Diego CA | 619-223-2700 |
| Bagby Beer Company | Oceanside CA | 760-505-3445 |
| The Honeybee Baking | San Diego CA | 619-727-7637 |
| Plan 9 Alehouse | Escondido CA | 760-489-8817 |
| Hilton Garden Inn | San Diego CA | 858-720-9500 |
| Crust Pizzeria Solana Beach | Solana Beach CA | 858-356-9925 |
| Bishop School | San Diego CA | 858-459-4021 x212 |
| Fireside by The Patio | San Diego CA | 858-270-9900 |
| Duke's La Jolla | La Jolla CA | 858-454-1999 |
| Saint Mark Golf and Resort, LLC | San Marcos CA | 858-273-8440 |
| B Bar - Vista | Vista CA | 619-419-8019 |
| Coast Catering | Escondido CA | 619-295-3173 |
| Farmers Bottega | San Diego CA | 619-458-9929 |
| Truluck's Seafood Steak and Crab House | San Diego CA | 858-453-2583 |
| Sorority Cuisine - Kappa Alpha Theta | San Diego CA | 619-339-1924 |
| Paradise Point Resort Tidal | San Diego CA | 858-490-6363 |
| Grass Skirt | San Diego CA | 858-412-5237 |
| Harney Sushi Old Town | San Diego CA | 619-295-3272 |
| Georges at the Cove | San Diego CA | 858-454-4244 |
| The Corner Drafthouse | San Diego CA | 619-255-2631 |
| Pacific Regent La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-597-8008 |
| UCSD Faculty Club | La Jolla CA | 858-246-2638 |
| Bivouac Ciderworks | San Diego CA | 816-809-5193 |
| JRDN Restaurant | San Diego CA | 858-270-5736 |
| Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa | Carlsbad CA | 760-827-2400 |
| Third Corner Encinitas | Encinitas CA | 619-417-9251 |
| Rancho Valencia | Del Mar CA | 858-756-1123 |
| Viejas Casino Grove Steakhouse | Alpine CA | 800-295-3172 |
| The Healing Kitchen | San Diego CA | 619-807-9911 |
| Saiko Sushi-Coronado | Coronado CA | 619-435-0868 |
| NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker | San Diego CA | 541-272-9098 |
| Doubletree Hotel Circle | San Diego CA | 619-881-6900 |
| Gamma Phi Beta | San Diego CA | 310-634-2371 |
| Hotel La Jolla & CUSP | La Jolla CA | 858-459-0261 |
| Morgan Run Resort and Club | Rancho Sante Fe CA | 858-756-2471 |
| Cutwater Spirits | San Diego CA | 619-672-3848 |
| The Farm Golf Club | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-756-5585 |
| Convivial Catering | San Diego CA | 760-828-8762 |
| Fools and Kings | San Diego CA | 619-578-2542 |
| Brigantine La Mesa | La Mesa CA | 619-465-1935 |
| Peak Fitness Meals San Diego | La Jolla CA | 303-912-7440 |
| Decoy Dockside Restaurant | San Marcos CA | 760-653-3230 |
| Sorority Cuisine - Achio | San Diego CA | 310-402-6195 |
| Kairoa Brewing Company | San Diego CA | 858-735-0051 |
| Kettner Exchange | San Diego CA | 312-415-5455 |
| Harumama Carlsbad | Carlsbad CA | 858-999-4073 |
| UCSD La Jolla / Ornish Kitchen | San Diego CA | 858-657-6473 |
| Brigantine Pt Loma | San Diego CA | 619-224-2871 |
| Chateau La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-459-4451 |
| Town & Country Banquet | San Diego CA | 8002219730 |
| Under Belly-Uptown | San Diego CA | 619-269-4626 |
| Viewpoint Brewing Co. | Del Mar CA | 858-205-9835 |
| Paradise Point Resort Main Kitchen | San Diego CA | 858-490-6363 |
| Union Kitchen & Tap (Encinitas) | Encinitas CA | 760-230-2337 |
| AToN Center Inc. | Encinitas CA | 858-759-5017 |
| Pete's Premade Paleo | San Diego CA | 770-359-8274 |
| Sorority Cuisine - SAE | San Diego CA | 310-402-6195 |
| The Land & Water Company | Carlsbad CA | 760-729-5263 |
| Rustic Root | San Diego CA | 619-232-1747 |
| Cloak and Petal | San Diego CA | 619-501-5505 |
| US Grant Hotel Grill | San Diego CA | 619-232-3121 |
| Golden Door | San Marcos CA | 760-761-4142 |
| UCSD Food & Nutrition Department La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-657-6473 |
| The Shores | La Jolla CA | 858-459-8271 |
| Harney Sushi Oceanside | Oceanside CA | 760-967-1820 |
| Bernini's Bistro | La Jolla CA | 858-454-5013 |
| Surf Side Cuisine | San Diego CA | 619-507-0891 |
| Belmont Park Cannonball | San Diego CA | 858-228-9283 |
| Samaya Boat | San Diego CA | |
| Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-759-6063 |
| Paradise Point Resort Barefoot | San Diego CA | 858-490-6363 |
| insideOUT | San Diego CA | 619-793-9221 |
| Sheraton La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-453-5500 |
| Carmel Mountain Ranch Country Club | San Diego CA | 858-487-9224 |
| US Grant Hotel Main | San Diego CA | 619-232-3121 |
| Monteferante Foods | San Marcos CA | 310-740-0194 |
| The LOT (La Jolla) | La Jolla CA | 619-987-9537 |
| Chart House Restaurant Cardiff | Cardiff-by-the-Sea CA | 760-436-4044 |
| California Center for the Arts | Escondido CA | 760-839-4107 |
| Culinary Concepts | San Diego CA | 858-530-1885 |
| Miho Gastrotruck | San Diego CA | 619-867-4295 |
| Pacifica Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-792-0505 |
| Dublin Square | San Diego CA | 619-239-5818 |
| Crab Catcher La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-454-9587 |
| JSIX American restaurant & Bar | San Diego CA | 619-531-8744 |
| Brigantine Poway | Poway CA | 858-486-3066 |
| Lodge at Torrey Pines Main | San Diego CA | 858-453-4420 |
| Addison Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-350-7600 |
| Marriott Del Mar | San Diego CA | 858-369-6029 |
| Chateau Lake San Marcos | San Marcos CA | 760-471-0083 |
| Trust Restaurant | San Diego CA | 609-780-7572 |
| Peohes | Coronado CA | 619-437-4474 |
| Firefly Beach | San Diego CA | 619-222-6440 |
| Estancia Adobe | San Diego CA | 858-550-1000 |
| Great Maple | San Diego CA | 619-255-2282 |
| Glenbrook Health Center | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1000 |
| La Costa Glen North | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1436 |
| La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club | San Diego CA | 858-454-7126 |
| Brigantine Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-481-1166 |
| Harumama | San Diego CA | 619-269-7122 |
| La Costa Glen South | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1000 |
| Lucky Bolt | San Diego CA | 917-969-9500 |
| Pamplemousse Grill | Solana Beach CA | 858-792-9090 |
| Brigantine Coronado | Coronado CA | 619-435-4166 |
| UCSD Food & Nutrition Department Hillcrest | San Diego CA | 619-543-2764 |
| Beaumont's | San Diego CA | 858-459-0474 |
| Brockton Villa Restaurant | San Diego CA | 858-454-7393 |
| Vivant Management | San Diego CA | 619-885-3718 |
| Pacific Coast Grill | Solana Beach CA | 858-794-4632 |
| Buona Forchetta (Liberty Station) | San Diego CA | 619-458-9231 |
| San Diego Yacht Club | San Diego CA | 619-758-6334 |
| The Joint | San Diego CA | 619-222-8272 |
| The Shout House | San Diego CA | 619-231-6700 |
| West Steak and Seafood | Carlsbad CA | 760-930-9100 |
| Zeetogroup | San Diego CA | 619-955-8558 |
| Et Voilà ! French Bistro | San Diego CA | 619-209-7759 |
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Wegmans
Near Rohrerstown, Pennsylvania, United States About 41 days ago, 2/07/19 Spotter's comments : Baby Bok Choy Cabbage spotted at Wegmans. First Alternative Natural Foods Co-Op Near Corvallis, Oregon, United States About 148 days ago, 10/23/18 Spotter's comments : Baby Bok Choy Cabbage spotted at First Alternative Natural Foods Co-Op. 
Brentwood Farmers' Market
Near Sawtelle, California, United StatesAbout 339 days ago, 4/15/18 Spotter'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 427 days ago, 1/17/18 Spotter's comments : Baby Bok Choy Cabbage spotted at Santa Monica Farmers Market. New Seasons Market Near Tualatin, Oregon, United States About 430 days ago, 1/14/18 Chuck's Produce Salmon Creek Near Mill Plain, Washington, United States About 432 days ago, 1/13/18 First Alternative Natural Foods Co-Op Near Corvallis, Oregon, United States About 442 days ago, 1/02/18 Spotter'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 471 days ago, 12/04/17 Spotter's comments : Baby Bok Choy Cabbage spotted at First Alternative Natural Foods Co-Op. 
Santa Monica Farmers Market
Near Santa Monica, California, United StatesAbout 658 days ago, 5/31/17 Spotter's comments : Baby Bok Choy Cabbage spotted at Santa Monica Farmers Market. |
