Kai-lan

Kai-lan, also known as Chinese broccoli, is a leaf vegetable featuring thick, flat, glossy blue-green leaves with thick stems and a small number of tiny, almost vestigial flower heads similar to those of broccoli. Broccoli and kai-lan belong to the same species Brassica oleracea, but kai-lan is in the group alboglabra [Latin albus+glabrus white and hairless]. Its flavor is very similar to that of broccoli, but a bit bitter. Broccolini is a hybrid between broccoli and kai-lan, produced by Mann Packing Company, Inc.

Kai-lan is eaten widely in Chinese cuisine, and especially in Cantonese cuisine. Common preparations include kai-lan stir-fried with ginger and garlic, and boiled or steamed and served with oyster sauce. It is also common in Vietnamese cuisine, Myanmar (as ကိုက်လန်) and Thai cuisine.

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Cantonese cuisine

Main dishes	Bao yu • Beef chow fun • Bird's nest soup • Buddha's delight • Cantonese seafood soup • Chinese steamed eggs • Congee • Crispy fried chicken • Dragon tiger phoenix • Hot pot • Seafood birdsnest • Shark fin soup • Snake bite chicken • Soy sauce chicken • Subgum • Sweet and sour pork • White boiled shrimp • White cut chicken • Wonton noodle • Yeung Chow fried rice

Dim sum / Yum cha	Almond jelly • Cha siu baau • Chicken feet • Coconut bar • Egg tart • Har gow • Jau gok • Jiaozi • Jin deui • Lo mai gai • Mango pudding • Nian gao • Nuomici • Ox-tongue pastry • Rice noodle roll • Shaomai • Spring roll • Steamed meatball • Swiss Wing • Taro cake • Taro dumpling • Tendon (meal) • Tofu skin roll • Turnip cake • Water chestnut cake • You tiao • Zhaliang

Siu laap	Char siu • Chinese sausage • Lou mei • Orange cuttlefish • Roast goose • Siu mei • Siu yuk • White cut chicken

Desserts / Pastry	Almond biscuit • Beef bun • Biscuit roll • Cocktail bun • Cream bun • Curry beef triangle • Deuk Deuk Tong • Douhua • Eggette • Ginger milk curd • Ham and egg bun • Mooncake • Paper wrapped cake • Peanut butter bun • Pineapple bun • Red bean soup • Sausage bun • Tong sui • White sugar sponge cake

Condiments / Spices	Fermented bean curd • Five-spice powder • XO sauce

Ingredients	Beef ball • Black bean paste • Chenpi • Fermented black beans • Fish ball • Fish slice • Frog legs • Garland chrysanthemum • Kai-lan • Mantis shrimp • Pig's ear (food) • Prawn ball • Rapeseed • Saang mein • Sea cucumber (food) • Shahe fen • Shrimp roe noodles • Spare ribs • Suan cai • Tofu skin • Wonton • Yi mein • Zha cai

Others	Chinese herb tea • Cart noodle • Dried shredded squid

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Brassica oleracea

Cabbage • Acephala Group • Broccoflower • Broccoli • Broccoli sprouts • Broccolini • Brussels sprout • Cauliflower • Kai-lan • Kale • Red Cabbage • Romanesco broccoli

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