bok choy
Bok choy is a vegetable.
botanical information:
Botanical name: Brassica rapa L. ssp. chinensis (L.) Hanelt
Chinese transliteration common name: baak choi, bai cai, bok choy, paak ts’oi, pak choi, pak choy, pe tsai, pe ts’ai
Danish common name: kinesisk kål
Dutch common name: Chinese kool, pak choy kool
English common name: Asian cabbage, Asiatic cabbage, Chinese cabbage, Chinese chard, Chinese mustard, Chinese mustard cabbage, Chinese white mustard cabbage, celery mustard, non-heading Chinese cabbage, pak choi, white cabbage
Finnish common name: kiinankaali, pinaattikiinankaali
French common name: chou blette de Chine, chou chinois, chou de Chine non pommé, chou pak choi
German (Austrian) common name: schmalblättriger China-kohl
German common name: chinakohl, chinesischer kohl
Italian common name: cavolo Chinese, cavolo di China
Norwegian common name: kinakål
Polish common name: kapusta Chinska
Portuguese common name: couve chinesa, couve de China
Russian common name: kapusta Chinskaja
Spanish common name: col chino, col de China, col de la China
Swedish common name: kinesisk kål, kinesisk pac choi
origin:
Origin: China. The name is derived from the Chinese for “soup spoon”, a reference to the plant’s rounded leaves.
history:
History: Bok choy was used in Chinese cooking by the fifth century C.E.
nutritional information:
Nutritional values per 100 grams:
- 13 Calories
- 1.5 grams of Protein
- 0.2 grams of Fat
- 2 grams of Carbohydrates
- rich in fiber
- rich in folic acid
- rich in iron
- rich in Vitamin C
Chinese herbalism:
Chinese gender: yin (cool)
See also: Chinese cabbage
