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Baby Bok Choy

Inventory, 10 lbs : 62.18
This item was last sold on : 05/22/22

• 89 Featured Restaurants

• 25 Recipe Ideas

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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.

Urban Kitchen Catering	San Diego CA	619-276-8803
Nobu	San Diego CA	619-814-4124
Inn at Rancho Santa Fe	Rancho Santa Fe CA	858-381-8289
Kitchens For Good	San Diego CA	619-450-4040
Marriott Del Mar	San Diego CA	858-369-6029
Panama 66	San Diego CA	619-206-6352
The Crossings	Carlsbad CA	760-444-1800
Barrel & Board	San Diego CA	619-379-2574
Reata Glen	Ladera Ranch CA	949-545-2250
UCSD Food & Nutrition Department La Jolla	San Diego CA	858-761-1269
The Bier Garden	Encinitas CA	760-632-2437
Lauberge Del Mar	Del Mar CA	858-259-1515
Tartine	Coronado CA	619-435-4323
Maple Blue	San Diego CA	860-733-5126
Weapon MO8	San Diego CA	619-883-8525
Pamplemousse Grill	Solana Beach CA	858-792-9090
Belmont Park Cannonball	San Diego CA	858-228-9283
Cal A Vie	Vista CA	760-945-2055
Sbicca	Del Mar CA	858-481-1001
Pendry SD (Lion Fish)	San Diego CA	619-738-7000

the other 69...

Under Belly-Little Italy Kitchen	San Diego CA	619-269-4626
C 2 C	San Diego CA	619-972-9345
Park Commons - ARE	San Diego CA	619-295-3172
Pacific Regent La Jolla	San Diego CA	858-597-8008
Rancho Valencia	Del Mar CA	858-756-1123
Zeca Trading Co.	San Diego CA	619-410-1576
Polaris Supreme	San Diego CA	619-390-7890
Food by Chef Ty	Vista CA	323-506-1890
Wet Stone Winebar and Cafe	San Diego CA	619-255-2856
Glenbrook Health Center	Carlsbad CA	760-704-1000
Farm Fresh Meals	San Diego CA	760-707-2383
Cape Rey Carlsbad, a Hilton Resort	Carlsbad CA	760-602-0800
Continental Catering Inc	La Mesa CA	907-738-9264
Herb & Sea	Encinitas CA	858-587-6601
Carte Hotel	San Diego CA	619-365-1858
Green Dragon Tavern & Museum	Carlsbad CA	760-797-5579
Lafayette Hotel	San Diego CA	619-296-2101
Tahona (Kitchen)	San Diego CA	619-573-0289
Surf Side Cuisine	San Diego CA	619-507-0891
Grass Skirt	San Diego CA	858-412-5237
Saiko Sushi-Coronado	Coronado CA	619-435-0868
US Grant Hotel Main	San Diego CA	619-232-3121
Great Maple Hillcrest	San Diego CA	619-255-2282
Fish Market Solana Beach	Solana Beach CA	858-755-2277
Alila Marea Beach Resort	Encinitas CA	805-539-9719
Harumama	San Diego CA	619-269-7122
Azuki Sushi Lounge	San Diego CA	619-238-4760
Paradise Point Resort Barefoot	San Diego CA	858-490-6363
Estancia Adobe	San Diego CA	858-550-1000
Truluck's Seafood Steak and Crab House	San Diego CA	858-453-2583
Top of the Market	San Diego CA	619-234-4867
insideOUT	San Diego CA	619-888-8623
Sheraton La Jolla	San Diego CA	858-453-5500
Mesa College	San Diego CA	619-388-2240
La Jolla Country Club	San Diego CA	858-454-9601
Harumama Noodles & Buns (Encinitas)	Encinitas CA	858-886-9909
Alila Marea (VAGA Restaurant)	Encinitas CA	805-539-9719
Addison Del Mar	Del Mar CA	858-350-7600
Vista Valley	Vista CA	760-758-2800
Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe	Rancho Santa Fe CA	858-759-6063
Under Belly-Uptown	San Diego CA	619-269-4626
Olivewood Gardens -Donation	National City CA	619-434-4281
Pacifica Del Mar	Del Mar CA	858-792-0505
Born & Raised	San Diego CA	619-944-1631
Kettner Exchange	San Diego CA	909-915-9877
Huntress	San Diego CA	619-955-5750
Hoover High School	San Diego CA	619-549-3364
Now Sushi	San Diego CA	858-246-6179
Belching Beaver Brewery Tavern and Grill	Vista CA	760-509-4424
UCSD Food & Nutrition Department Hillcrest	San Diego CA	619-380-9840
Mission Bay Yacht Club	San Diego CA	858-488-0501 x14
Blue Ocean La Jolla	La Jolla CA	858-999-4073
San Diego Yacht Club	San Diego CA	619-758-6334
US Grant Hotel Grill	San Diego CA	619-232-3121
Wonderland Ocean Pub	San Diego CA	619-255-3358
Harumama Teriyaki & Bao	Carlsbad CA	760-637-5737
Trust Restaurant	San Diego CA	609-780-7572
The Switchboard Restaurant and Bar	Oceanside CA	442-266-2781
Bali Hai Restaurant	San Diego CA	619-222-1181
Juniper & Ivy	San Diego CA	858-481-3666
Alila Marea Beach Resort (Banquets)	Encinitas CA	805-539-9719
The Glen at Scripps Ranch	San Diego CA	858-444-8500
Harney Sushi Oceanside 2019	Oceanside CA	760-967-1820
Duke's La Jolla	La Jolla CA	858-454-1999
Thai One On	Carlsbad CA	760-500-8674
Roots Craft Juice	Oceanside CA	760-708-8859
Viejas Casino Grove Steakhouse	Alpine CA	800-295-3172
Chateau La Jolla	San Diego CA	858-459-4451
Paradise Point Resort BQT Kitchen	San Diego CA	858-490-6363

Recipe Ideas

Recipes that include Baby Bok Choy. One

is easiest, three is harder.

The Woks Of Life		Garlic Baby Bok Choy
Happy Mothering		Oven-Roasted Baby Bok Choy
Healthy Nibbles and Bits		Cauliflower Fried Rice with Baby Bok Choy
Sew French		Asian Noodle Soup
Crowded Kitchen		Green Curry Coconut Rice with Chickpeas, Mushrooms and Greens
Chatelaine		Lemon Chicken with Bok Choy
Minimalist Baker		Vegan Ramen
Food Network		Hearty Shiitake Mushroom and Miso Soup
Shockingly Delicious		Baby Bok Choy Chips
The Fitchen		Healthy Asian Soba Noodle Soup

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Much Butter		Chicken Kwetiau Stir Fry
Blue Apron		Miso Udon Noodle Soup with Purple Daikon, Bok Choy & Soft-Boiled Eggs
Confessions of a Foodie		Soba Noodles with Baby Bok Choy, Shitake and Spicy Tofu
Cafe Delites		Roasted Asian Glazed Chicken Thighs with Steamed Bok Choy
Slow the Cook Down		Pak Choi (Bok Choy) with Garlic & Chilli
Chow Divine		Baby Bok Choy Kimchi with Cucumbers
Culinary Hill		Baby Bok Choy Salad with Sesame Dressing
Healthy Nibbles and Bits		Cauliflower Fried Rice with Baby Bok Choy
Tasty Yummies		Roasted Baby Bok Choy with Lemon Garlic Cashew Cream
Damn Delicious		Wonton Soup
This Savory Vegan		Spicy Garlic Soba Noodles with Bok Choy
Pop Sugar		Chili-Glazed Salmon With Bok Choy
Running In A Skirt		Garlic & Sesame Baby Bok Choy
Gourmande in the Kitchen		Steamed Pumpkin and Baby Bok Choy with Ginger Sesame Sauce
Mind Body Green		Waist-Whittling Spicy Green Juice

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