Gai lan

Gai lan
	; Gai lan
Species
	Brassica oleracea
Cultivar group
	Alboglabra Group
Origin
	unknown

Chinese broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra) is a leaf vegetable. It has thick, flat, glossy blue-green leaves. It also has thick stems, and florets similar to broccoli.^[1] It is also called Chinese kale, Gai lan, kai-lan, or jie lan. It is a variety of Brassica oleracea. It's cultivar group is alboglabra.^[2]

Gai Lan Media

Gai lan plant growing in a vegetable garden
Baby gai lan served Cantonese-style.
Phat khana mu krop: Thai-style fried Chinese broccoli with crispy pork belly.

References

↑ Brassica oleracea L. var. alboglabra (L. H. Bailey) Musil GRIN-Global. npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
↑ Cummings, Patrick Jean. A dictionary of Hong Kong English : words from the fragrant harbor (2011). Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-988-8053-81-0. OCLC 768121220.

[1] Brassica oleracea L. var. alboglabra (L. H. Bailey) Musil GRIN-Global. npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-12.

[2] Cummings, Patrick Jean. A dictionary of Hong Kong English : words from the fragrant harbor (2011). Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-988-8053-81-0. OCLC 768121220.

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