Asian greens

Stir-fry leafy produce

Asian greens is a loose category for leafy vegetables common in East and Southeast Asian cuisines—bok choy, Chinese broccoli, tatsoi, mizuna, and others.

The term appears mainly in grocery stores and recipes: The Asian greens section had five kinds of cabbage I didn't recognize.

Most are members of the brassica family, with flavors ranging from mild to mustard-sharp.

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napa cabbage · vegetable stir fry · stir fry · wok · high heat · sesame oil · garlic · ginger · oyster sauce · fish sauce · rice vinegar · crunchy · leafy · steamed · blanched · farmers market · jade · bitter

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culinary tradition/origin

Asian greensiceberg lettuce

Compact, pale salad green

romaine lettuce · collard greens · spinach · kale · arugula

vegetable type/category

Asian greensroot vegetables

Edible underground plant parts

tubers · legumes · cruciferous vegetables · nightshades · squash

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Asian, Asia, Asians, Asiatic, green, greens, greener, greenest, greenery

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G