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Baby Bok Choy
Inventory, 30 lbs : 22.01
This item was last sold on : 05/26/23
Description/Taste
Baby Bok choy is a young, petite, and tender cabbage, averaging 10-12 centimeters in length, and has a bulb-like base consisting of clustered stems connected to oval, flat leaves. The stems, also known as petioles, are thick, firm, and slightly curved, ranging in color from white to pale green, depending on the variety. The delicate leaves are dark green to light green and are crisp, smooth, and wide. Baby Bok choy is tender and crunchy with a sweet, fresh green flavor.
Seasons/Availability
Baby Bok choy is available year-round, with peak-seasons in the early spring and fall.
Current Facts
Baby Bok choy, botanically classified as Brassica rapa susbp. chinensis, is a small, non-heading cabbage that grows green blades and is a member of the Brassicaceae family along with broccoli, kale, and mustard. Native to China, Baby Bok choy is an early-harvested, compact plant that is more tender and sweeter than its mature counterparts. Bok choy translates from Chinese to mean “white cabbage,” and there are multiple varieties of Baby Bok choy with varying sizes and colors ranging from dark green leaves with white stems to green leaves with pale green stems. Baby Bok choy is also known by many different names due to differing Asian dialects and is mostly found under Pak choy, Spoon Cabbage, Bok choi, and Pak choi. The small cabbages are favored for their mild taste, tender consistency, and high nutritional properties, predominately used in salads, soups, stir-fries, and side dishes.
Nutritional Value
Baby Bok choy is an excellent source of vitamins A, C, and K, and beta-carotene, which are antioxidants that help the body fight against environmental aggressors and is a good source of fiber to stimulate digestion. The greens also contain calcium, potassium, vitamin B6, magnesium, and folate to help support bone strength and fight against inflammation.
Applications
Baby Bok choy is best suited for both raw and cooked applications such as stir-frying, braising, grilling, steaming, boiling, and sautéing. The tender nature of the stem and leaves is showcased when chopped and tossed into fresh green salads, or the raw leaves can be mixed into a slaw with carrots and garlic. In cooked applications, Baby Bok choy can be sliced in half and added to soups, quickly cooked in stir-fries with other vegetables, mixed into noodle dishes, or tossed with cooked meats and rice. One advantage of Baby Bok choy is the vegetable’s fast cooking time and small shape. The curved leaves provide a pleasing aesthetic in dishes and do not need to be finely chopped to retain a tender texture. Baby Bok choy pairs well with aromatics such as garlic and ginger, mushrooms, bell pepper, broccoli, carrots, herbs such as basil, cilantro, and mint, sesame seeds, sauces such as soy, hoisin, and oyster, tofu, meats such as poultry, pork, and white fish, noodles, chicken broth, and light-bodied vinegars. The leaves and stems will keep up to three days when loosely stored in a plastic bag and kept in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
In traditional Chinese medicine, Bok choy is considered to be a cooling ingredient that can help balance energy in organs such as the kidneys, lungs, stomach, brain, and gall bladder. The cabbage first became well-known when it was mentioned in the acclaimed Compendium of Materia Medica, which is a comprehensive book recording traditional Chinese medicine practices, written by 16th-century Chinese pharmacist Li Shizhen. In the book, Shizhen wrote about the disease-fighting properties of bok choy, and since the book was published, bok choy has become a staple ingredient in Asian cooking. Bok choy is also believed to help improve digestion, detox and lubricate the intestines, and boost metabolism.
Geography/History
Bok choy is native to China, originally from the Yangtze River Delta, where it has been cultivated for thousands of years. In the 14th century, bok choy was transported via trade routes to Korea during the Joseon Dynasty, where it would become a key ingredient in kimchi. It was later introduced to Southeast Asia in the 16th century and Europe in the 19th century. Today Baby Bok choy is still widely cultivated across Asia and Southeast Asia, and it is also grown and sold at farmers markets and specialty grocers in Australia, South Africa, Europe, Canada, South America, the Caribbean, Central America, and the United States.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Jujus Kitchen | Bonita CA | 619-471-5342 |
| Alila Marea Beach Resort (Banquets) | Encinitas CA | 805-539-9719 |
| Chef Lance Roll | Vista CA | 760-685-2433 |
| Nobu | San Diego CA | 619-814-4124 |
| C 2 C | San Diego CA | 619-972-9345 |
| Juniper & Ivy | San Diego CA | 858-481-3666 |
| Artifact at Mingei | San Diego CA | 619-846-2164 |
| The Farm Golf Club | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-756-5585 |
| Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center | National City CA | 619-434-4281 |
| La Jolla Country Club | San Diego CA | 858-454-9601 |
| The Monsaraz | San Diego CA | 858-760-6228 |
| Humphery's | San Diego CA | 619-224-3577 |
| Harumama Noodles & Buns (Encinitas) | Encinitas CA | 858-886-9909 |
| Belmont Park Cannonball | San Diego CA | 858-228-9283 |
| SD Continuing Education Culinary Arts | 619-719-6924 | |
| Sovereign Thai Cuisine | San Diego CA | 619-887-2000 |
| Spirit of Adventure Sportfishing | San Diego CA | 619-454-9711 |
| Roots Craft Juice | Oceanside CA | 760-708-8859 |
| Continental Catering Inc | La Mesa CA | 907-738-9264 |
| Grass Skirt | San Diego CA | 858-412-5237 |
| Parq Restaurant and Nightclub | San Diego CA | 619-727-6789 |
| Javier Plascencia | Bonita CA | 619-295-3172 |
| Polaris Supreme | San Diego CA | 619-390-7890 |
| The Switchboard Restaurant and Bar | Oceanside CA | 442-266-2781 |
| Harumama (Little Italy) | San Diego CA | 619-269-7122 |
| Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-759-6063 |
| Bali Hai Restaurant | San Diego CA | 619-222-1181 |
| Reata Glen | Ladera Ranch CA | 949-545-2250 |
| UCSD Food & Nutrition Department Hillcrest | San Diego CA | 619-380-9840 |
| Under Belly-Uptown | San Diego CA | 619-269-4626 |
| UPAC Enterprise Center | San Diego CA | 6192557644 |
| Pacifica Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-792-0505 |
| Firefly Beach | San Diego CA | 619-222-6440 |
| White Rice LPM | San Diego CA | 619-564-2618 |
| Jake's Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-755-2002 |
| Pamplemousse Grill | Solana Beach CA | 858-792-9090 |
| Campo Gourmet | ||
| La Costa Glen South | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1000 |
| Georges at the Cove | San Diego CA | 858-454-4244 |
| The Handmade Chef Meal Prep Co. | San Diego CA | 619-368-3705 |
| Harumama Noodles & Buns (Carlsbad) | Carlsbad CA | 760-637-5737 |
| Belching Beaver Brewery Tavern and Grill | Vista CA | 760-509-4424 |
| Top of the Market | San Diego CA | 619-234-4867 |
| KI's | Encinitas CA | 760-586-8289 |
| Azuki Sushi Lounge | San Diego CA | 619-238-4760 |
| Under Belly-Little Italy Kitchen | San Diego CA | 619-269-4626 |
| Urban Kitchen Catering | San Diego CA | 619-276-8803 |
| Duke's La Jolla | La Jolla CA | 858-454-1999 |
| AToN Center Inc. | Encinitas CA | 858-759-5017 |
| Cal A Vie | Vista CA | 760-945-2055 |
| Cloak and Petal | San Diego CA | 619- 634-3970 |
| Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens Banquets | Escondido CA | 760-294-7866 |
| Blue Ocean La Jolla | La Jolla CA | 858-999-0323 |
| Beaumont's | San Diego CA | 858-459-0474 |
| Flying Pig Pub & Kitchen | Oceanside CA | 619-990-0158 |
| San Diego Yacht Club | San Diego CA | 619-758-6334 |
| Viejas Casino Grove Steakhouse | Alpine CA | 800-295-3172 |
| Sugar Bear Enterprises | San Diego CA | 925-383-3623 |
| Pacific Coast Grill | Solana Beach CA | 858-794-4632 |
| Culinary Concepts | San Diego CA | 858-518-0148 |
| Coast Catering | Escondido CA | 619-295-3173 |
| Wonderland Ocean Pub | San Diego CA | 619-255-3358 |
| Lodge at Torrey Pines Main | San Diego CA | 858-453-4420 |
| Animae | San Diego CA | 619-925-7908 |
| Farm Fresh Meals | Vista CA | 760-707-2383 |
| Alchemy San Diego (Farm Truck) | San Diego CA | 619-306-4071 |
| Hilton Harbor Island | San Diego CA | 619-291-6700 |
| Campfire | Carlsbad CA | 760-637-5121 |
| Avant | San Diego CA | 858-675-8505 |
| Olivewood Gardens -Donation | National City CA | 619-434-4281 |
| Thai One On | Carlsbad CA | 760-500-8674 |
| The Bier Garden | Encinitas CA | 760-632-2437 |
| Pacific Regent La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-597-8008 |
| Kettner Exchange | San Diego CA | 909-915-9877 |
| UCSD Food & Nutrition Department La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-761-1269 |
| California Center for the Arts | Escondido CA | 760-839-4107 |
| Paradise Point Resort Tidal | San Diego CA | 858-490-6363 |
| Harumama Sushi & Ramen (Ocean Beach) | San Diego CA | 858-886-9909 |
| Huntress | San Diego CA | 619-955-5750 |
| US Grant Hotel Main | San Diego CA | 619-232-3121 |
| Addison Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-350-7600 |
| Stake Chophouse & Bar | Coronado CA | 619-522-0077 |
| La Costa Glen North | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1436 |
| Higher Grounds Coffee + Cafe | San Diego CA | 831-247-5395 |
| Juan Tequila | San Diego CA | 520-395-7565 |
| Lime in the Coconut | Chula Vista CA | 619-820-0961 |
| Pendry SD (Lion Fish) | San Diego CA | 619-738-7000 |
| Hornblower Cruises | San Diego CA | 619-686-8733 |
| La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club | San Diego CA | 858-454-7126 |
| Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-756-1582 |
| Trust Restaurant | San Diego CA | 609-780-7572 |
| Jeune Et Jolie | Carlsbad CA | 858-231-0862 |
| insideOUT | San Diego CA | 619-888-8623 |
| Harney Sushi Oceanside | Oceanside CA | 760-967-1820 |
| Luce | San Diego CA | 619-275-2094 |
| Hilton Garden Inn | San Diego CA | 858-720-9500 |
| Fairmont Grand Del Mar | San Diego CA | 858-314-1975 |
| Glenbrook Health Center | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1000 |
| Inn at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-381-8289 |
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