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Vegetables

ASIAN VEGETABLES

Until recently, few Americans had access to the vegetables used in Asian cuisine. Today, Oriental vegetables are available in most of our larger supermarkets. Snow peas, bean sprouts, tofu, fresh ginger root, daikon, bok choy, and Chinese cabbage sell well and are fairly easy to find. Some of the more unusual items may be available only in larger cities or Oriental neighborhoods.

Bean Sprouts
Bitter Melon (foo gwa)
Bok Choy
Chinese Cabbage
Chinese Mustard Greens (kai choy)
Chinese Okra (sing gwa)
Chinese Squash (mo qua)
Daikon (low bok)
Gingerroot
Horseradish
Long Beans (dow kok)
Lotus Roots (lin gow)
Nappa
Snow Peas (hon-lon-dow)
Taro (dasheen)
Tofu
Winter Melon (dong qua)