Are Choy Sum and Gai Lan grown in Canada or US?

My grandparents in Toronto fancy buying unmarred Gai Lan and Choy Sum. They tried Loblaws/T&T (same company, so same supplier?), Sunny Supermarket; but their Chinese vegetables are too shoddy. They're yellowish, have black smudges or streaks, or have holes (chewed by bugs?) or bugs themselves.

My grandparents noticed Loblaws/T&T's packaging blazons Mexico as the origin, so they fancy seeing if Chinese vegetables grown in Canada-US may be less marred?

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Best Answer

Yes, they are.

I'd suggest finding a specialty/organic market near you (one like Heinen's), since such places generally have clear labeling on where food was grown.

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Where is choy sum from?

Choy sumChoy sum / Cai XinSpeciesBrassica rapa var. parachinensisCultivar groupChinensis, Pekinensis groupsOriginChina, before the 15th CenturyCultivar group membersMany; see text.1 more row

Is gai lan the same as choy sum?

Choy sum flowers are yellow, while gai lan flowers are white. Preparation - Because the stalks are thick and cook much slower than the leaves, gai lan stems are usually chopped to balance the cooking time needs.

What is choy sum in English?

English: Chinese flowering cabbage, Chinese mustard, Chinese oil vegetable. Chinese: \u6cb9\u83dc\u5fc3 - yu choy, yau choy (sum) (Cantonese names commonly used in English); y\xf3u c\xe0i (x\u012bn), c\xe0i x\u012bn (Mandarin). Note that some of these names are used in reference to closely related bok choy as well.

Is choy sum good for you?

Choy sum, also known as Chinese flowering cabbage, is a popular Asian green. It is a good source of folate and vitamin B6, as well as beta-carotene, an antioxidant that can be converted to vitamin A in our bodies. Choy sum also provides fibre, calcium and iron.

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