 Tony Moody
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Asian and Exotic
Vegetables CHINESE CHARD - BOK CHOY Brassica rapa var. Chinensis Chinese: Bok choy, Pak Tsoi | Filipino: Petsay | Indonesian: Petsai Leaves of Bok Choy are tightly clustered together at the base where the stems are broad and generally white. The dark green leaves are spoon shaped and upright in the cluster. There is a Green Leaf variety, which has green stalks, and a small variety, that is called Canton Pak Choy or Baby Bok Choy. Bok Choy is avaialble the year round, and is marketed wholesale in bunches of two or three heads. Baby Bok Choy is marketed in bunches of a dozen. The prices of standard and baby types are shown in the graph. Growing conditions: Temperate—Sydney basin. |
