Choy Sum

Brassica rapa var. parachinensis

Appears in
Southeast Asian Flavors: Adventures in Cooking the Foods of Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia & Singapore

By Robert Danhi

Published 2008

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This brassica is also called “flowering cabbage” (Yu choy sum). It’s used extensively in brothy noodle dishes. Typically it is blanched in advance, squeezed to remove excess water, cut into 2- to 3-inch lengths, and then added straight to the bowl when assembling the dish. One such dish is Prawn Mee. Thai: pahk kwang thoong