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Default Buck choy

On Aug 24, 9:00 pm, Jed > wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:53:20 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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> > wrote:
> >"Melanie S" > wrote in message
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> >> Does anybody know how to prepare this This is the first time I bough it
> >> Can you eat it raw

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> >There's no such thing as buck choy.

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> I take it you don't watch Chinese Westerns.
>
> Nevertheless, _bok choy_ can be eaten raw but rarely is, it is usually
> used, stem and greens, as a stir fry ingredient. It is fairly
> tasteless but absorbs sauce flavors well. Baby bok choy is best. It
> resembles celery but is, I believe, in the cabbage family.