Gai lan
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| Gai lan | |
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| Gai lan with oyster sauce | |
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| Species: | B. oleracea
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| Brassica oleracea | |
Gai lan or kai-lan is a variety of Brassica oleracea grown for its long, tender inflorescence stems. It doesn't form a dense mass of flower buds like broccoli, but the part that is most often eaten are the succulent flower stems plus some amount of the small, unopened or barely-opened flower heads.
It is eaten widely in Chinese cuisine, often boiled/steamed and with some kind of savory sauce such as oyster sauce.