Gai lan

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Gai lan
Chinese Broccoli with Oyster sauce.jpg
Gai lan with oyster sauce
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B. oleracea
Binomial name
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.