Gai lan

Gai lan
Gai lan
	"Gai lan" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	芥蘭
Simplified Chinese	芥兰
Hanyu Pinyin	jièlán
Jyutping	gaai3 laan4*2
Literal meaning	mustard orchid
Hanyu Pinyin
showTranscriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	jièlán
IPA	[tɕjê.lǎn]
Wu
Romanization	kei lei ([ge.le])
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	gaai3 laan4*2
IPA	[kāːi.lɐ̏n]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	keh-nâ
Burmese name
Burmese	ကိုက်လန်
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet	cải làn or cải rổ
Thai name
Thai	คะน้า [kʰā.náː]
RTGS	khana

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

Gai lan, kai-lan, Chinese broccoli,^[1] Chinese kale, or jie lan (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra)^[2] is a leaf vegetable with thick, flat, glossy blue-green leaves with thick stems, and florets similar to (but much smaller than) broccoli. Another Brassica oleracea cultivar, gai lan is in the group alboglabra (from Latin albus "white" and glabrus "hairless"). When gone to flower, its white blossoms resemble that of its cousin Matthiola incana or Hoary Stock. The flavor is very similar to that of broccoli, but slightly more bitter. It is also noticeably stronger than broccoli.

Hybrids[]

Broccolini is a hybrid between broccoli and gai lan.^[3]

Cultivation[]

Gai lan can be sown in late summer for early-winter harvesting. Seedlings planted in autumn will last all winter.^{[citation needed]} As with other brassicas, gai lan is harvested and consumed just as its white flowers start to bloom, as the stems can become woody and tough when the plant bolts.

Uses[]

Gai lan is eaten widely in Chinese and Cantonese cuisine, common preparations include gai lan stir-fried with ginger and garlic, and boiled or steamed and served with oyster sauce. It is also common in Vietnamese, Burmese and Thai cuisine.

In Americanized Chinese food, gai lan was frequently replaced by broccoli, when gai lan was not available.^[4]

Gai lan
Baby gai lan served Cantonese style
Phat khana mu krop: Thai style fried Chinese broccoli with crispy pork belly

References[]

^ Patrick J. Cummings; Hans-Georg Wolf (2011). A Dictionary of Hong Kong English: Words from the Fragrant Harbor. Hong Kong University Press. p. 62. ISBN 9789888083305.
^ "Brassica oleracea L. var. alboglabra (L. H. Bailey) Musil". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 August 2016.
^ "Broccolini". Washington State University. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
^ Hung, Melissa (2019-10-31). "When authenticity means a heaping plate of Tex-Mex". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-11-05.

"Chinese Kale (Gai Lan, Chinese Broccoli)". Evergreen Seeds. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
How To Stir-Fry Chinese Broccoli

External links[]

Media related to Gai lan at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Patrick J. Cummings; Hans-Georg Wolf (2011). A Dictionary of Hong Kong English: Words from the Fragrant Harbor. Hong Kong University Press. p. 62. ISBN 9789888083305.

[2] "Brassica oleracea L. var. alboglabra (L. H. Bailey) Musil". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 August 2016.

[3] "Broccolini". Washington State University. Retrieved 2018-08-14.

[4] Hung, Melissa (2019-10-31). "When authenticity means a heaping plate of Tex-Mex". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-11-05.

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Gai lan

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Hybrids[]

Cultivation[]

Uses[]

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