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Calamondin Limes
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Salanova® Lettuces
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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.
| Local Greens | Solana Beach CA | 858-504-0332 |
| Sheraton La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-453-5500 |
| Rustic Root | San Diego CA | 619-232-1747 |
| Paradise Point Resort Main Kitchen | San Diego CA | 858-490-6363 |
| Pacifica Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-792-0505 |
| Peak Fitness Meals San Diego | La Jolla CA | 303-912-7440 |
| Under Belly-Uptown | San Diego CA | 619-269-4626 |
| Duke's La Jolla | La Jolla CA | 858-454-1999 |
| Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-759-6063 |
| Estancia Adobe | San Diego CA | 858-550-1000 |
| The LOT (La Jolla) | La Jolla CA | 619-987-9537 |
| Ad Libitum | San Diego CA | 909-938-9580 |
| Pacific Coast Grill | Solana Beach CA | 858-794-4632 |
| Decoy Dockside Restaurant | San Marcos CA | 760-653-3230 |
| La Costa Glen South | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1000 |
| San Diego Culinary Institute Inc. | La Mesa CA | 619-644-2100 |
| Brigantine Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-481-1166 |
| Vista Valley | Vista CA | 760-758-2800 |
| Islander Charters | San Diego CA | 619-224-4388 |
| San Diego Yacht Club | San Diego CA | 619-758-6334 |
| Bivouac Ciderworks | San Diego CA | 816-809-5193 |
| Hotel La Jolla & CUSP | La Jolla CA | 858-459-0261 |
| Cutwater Spirits | San Diego CA | 619-672-3848 |
| US Grant Hotel Main | San Diego CA | 619-232-3121 |
| Zeca Trading Co. | San Diego CA | 619-410-1576 |
| Chateau Lake San Marcos | San Marcos CA | 760-471-0083 |
| Et Voilà ! French Bistro | San Diego CA | 619-209-7759 |
| Gaslamp Union Kitchen & Tap | San Diego CA | 619-795-9463 |
| Beaumont's | San Diego CA | 858-459-0474 |
| Bitter Brothers Brewing Co. | San Diego CA | 619-961-9960 |
| Pete's Premade Paleo | San Diego CA | 770-359-8274 |
| Doubletree Hotel Circle | San Diego CA | 619-881-6900 |
| Harumama | San Diego CA | 619-269-7122 |
| Brockton Villa Restaurant | San Diego CA | 858-454-7393 |
| Samaya Boat | San Diego CA | |
| Zel's Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-755-0076 |
| Saint Mark Golf and Resort, LLC | San Marcos CA | 858-273-8440 |
| Village Vino | San Diego CA | 619-546-8466 |
| Peohes | Coronado CA | 619-437-4474 |
| Union Kitchen & Tap (Encinitas) | Encinitas CA | 760-230-2337 |
| Sorority Cuisine - Kappa Delta | San Diego CA | 510-512-2213 |
| Ballast Point Restaurant - Little Italy | San Diego CA | 619-298-2337 |
| Rustic Root (5th & J) | San Diego | 619-232-1747 |
| Third Corner Encinitas | Encinitas CA | 619-417-9251 |
| Bali Hai Restaurant | San Diego CA | 619-222-1181 |
| Jake's Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-755-2002 |
| Kensington Cafe | San Diego CA | 619-640-0494 |
| La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club | San Diego CA | 858-454-7126 |
| B Bar - Vista | Vista CA | 619-419-8019 |
| Sorority Cuisine - SAE | San Diego CA | 310-402-6195 |
| Harney Sushi Oceanside | Oceanside CA | 760-967-1820 |
| Belching Beaver Brewery Tavern and Grill | Vista CA | 760-509-4424 |
| The Land & Water Company | Carlsbad CA | 760-729-5263 |
| West Pac Noodle Bar | Coronado CA | 619-522-6892 |
| Crab Catcher La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-454-9587 |
| Marriott Del Mar | San Diego CA | 858-369-6029 |
| Bang Bang | San Diego CA | 619-677-2264 |
| Local Greens Liberty Station | San Diego CA | 619-487-9346 |
| Dija Mara | Oceanside CA | 760-231-5376 |
| Paradise Point Resort Barefoot | San Diego CA | 858-490-6363 |
| Dublin Square | San Diego CA | 619-239-5818 |
| JRDN Restaurant | San Diego CA | 858-270-5736 |
| Truluck's Seafood Steak and Crab House | San Diego CA | 858-453-2583 |
| Viejas Casino Grove Steakhouse | Alpine CA | 800-295-3172 |
| Great Maple | San Diego CA | 619-255-2282 |
| Firefly Beach | San Diego CA | 619-222-6440 |
| Trust Restaurant | San Diego CA | 609-780-7572 |
| Triton Boat | San Diego CA | 619-295-3172 |
| West Steak and Seafood | Carlsbad CA | 760-930-9100 |
| Town & Country Banquet | San Diego CA | 8002219730 |
| Covo La Jolla | La Jolla CA | 858-246-6721 |
| Chateau La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-459-4451 |
| AToN Center Inc. | Encinitas CA | 858-759-5017 |
| UCSD Food & Nutrition Department La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-657-6473 |
| US Grant Hotel Grill | San Diego CA | 619-232-3121 |
| The Corner Drafthouse | San Diego CA | 619-255-2631 |
| Mr A's | San Diego CA | 619-239-1377 |
| Georges at the Cove | San Diego CA | 858-454-4244 |
| Bagby Beer Company | Oceanside CA | 760-505-3445 |
| Kettner Exchange | San Diego CA | 312-415-5455 |
| Manten Ramen | San Diego CA | 619-764-5416 |
| The LOT (Liberty Station) | San Diego CA | 619-987-9537 |
| Belmont Park Cannonball | San Diego CA | 858-228-9283 |
| The Shout House | San Diego CA | 619-231-6700 |
| Aztec Shop Catering | San Diego CA | 619 594-3576 |
| Pacific Regent La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-597-8008 |
| Inn at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-381-8289 |
| Grass Skirt | San Diego CA | 858-412-5237 |
| Leroy's Kitchen & Lounge | Coronado CA | 619-522-6890 |
| UCSD Faculty Club | La Jolla CA | 858-246-2638 |
| insideOUT | San Diego CA | 619-793-9221 |
| Sidebar - Market SB, LLC | San Diego CA | 619-696-0946 |
| Viewpoint Brewing Co. | Del Mar CA | 858-205-9835 |
| Sushi Lounge on Market | San Diego CA | 888-811-6436 |
| Cape Rey Carlsbad, a Hilton Resort | Carlsbad CA | 760-602-0800 |
| Hyatt Islandia | San Diego CA | 619-224-1234 |
| PFC Fitness Camp | Carlsbad CA | 888-488-8936 |
| Fireside by The Patio | San Diego CA | 858-270-9900 |
| Pamplemousse Grill | Solana Beach CA | 858-792-9090 |
| Born & Raised | San Diego CA | 619-550-5412 |
| Harney Sushi Old Town | San Diego CA | 619-295-3272 |
| The Shores | La Jolla CA | 858-459-8271 |
| Addison Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-350-7600 |
| Solterra Winery + Kitchen | Encinitas CA | 760-230-2970 |
| UCSD Food & Nutrition Department Hillcrest | San Diego CA | 619-543-2764 |
| Chez Loma | Coronado CA | 619-435-0661 |
| Fishery | San Diego CA | 858-272-9985 |
| Coast Catering | Escondido CA | 619-295-3173 |
| Vi At La Jolla Village | San Diego CA | 858-646-7700 |
| La Costa Glen North | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1436 |
| California Center for the Arts | Escondido CA | 760-839-4107 |
| Azuki Sushi Lounge | San Diego CA | 619-238-4760 |
| Brigantine Poway | Poway CA | 858-486-3066 |
| The Bier Garden | Encinitas CA | 760-632-2437 |
| Zeetogroup | San Diego CA | 619-955-8558 |
| The Cork and Craft | San Diego CA | 858-618-2463 |
| Stone Brewing-Liberty Station | San Diego CA | 619-269-2100 |
| Harumama Carlsbad | Carlsbad CA | 858-999-4073 |
| Miho Gastrotruck | San Diego CA | 619-867-4295 |
Recipe Ideas
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is easiest, three is harder.Recently Spotted
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First Alternative Natural Foods Co-Op
Near Corvallis, Oregon, United States About 90 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 281 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 369 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 371 days ago, 1/14/18 Chuck's Produce Salmon Creek Near Mill Plain, Washington, United States About 373 days ago, 1/13/18 First Alternative Natural Foods Co-Op Near Corvallis, Oregon, United States About 384 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 413 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 600 days ago, 5/31/17 Spotter's comments : Baby Bok Choy Cabbage spotted at Santa Monica Farmers Market. |
