Hakusai

When buying Chinese cabbage, look for compact heads that feel fairly heavy. Ribs should be a pearly white (though speckling on the outer ribs is quite common) and leaves a pale to medium shade of green. Most produce markets will cut a large head in half or into quarters for you if you need less than the average 2-pound head. Store Chinese cabbage wrapped in a clean kitchen towel in the vegetable bin of your refrigerator. It will stay fresh for about 1 week.