Comments on: Cool Weather Chinese Greens: Gai Lan

By: Azalais Malfoy

Azalais Malfoy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Is this the chinese green that has the little yellow flowers? because I LOVE that…

By: Barbara Fisher

Barbara Fisher — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Why yes, it is, Kiri--gai lan.

Great stuff, isn't it?

I have to try it with the black beans next, I think.

By: etherbish

etherbish — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

So now is not when I tell you I’ve been buying gai lan for about $8HKD/catty (about a dollar a pound) all summer long?

My favorite way to have gai lan is just to blanch it quickly and eat it plain. It really just needs nothing else except perhaps a little oyster sauce.

By: Barbara Fisher

Barbara Fisher — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I like to eat it raw, Ladi--but then, I tend to like all sorts of improbable vegetables raw, like green beans and turnips, so what do I know?

$1.00 a pound? Oy! You are so lucky! Here, in season, it is 2.29 a pound or so.

Next, you will tell me that you can get fresh water chestnuts for a penny each and really make my heart break!