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Taxobox_image | image = Image:ChineseWhiteCabbage.jpg|250px|Bok choy | caption = Pekinensis variety Taxobox_begin_placement | color = lightgreen Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = Plantae Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = Brassicales Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = Brassicaceae Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = Brassica Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = Turnip|B. rapa Taxobox_end_placement Taxobox_section_binomial_botany | color = lightgreen | binomial_name = Brassica rapa, chinensis group| author = Carolus Linnaeus|L. Taxobox_end Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa, zh-cp|c=白菜|p=báicài; Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese baak choy) is an East Asian leaf vegetable related to the Western cabbage. They are of the same species as the Turnip (brassica rapa)|common turnip. There are many variations on its name, spelling, and Scientific classification. This is a common vegetable used in Chinese cuisine. There are two distinctly different groups of Brassica rapa, and a wide range of varieties within these two groups. The binomial name B. campestris is also used. The Pekinensis group is the more common of the two, especially outside Asia; names such as da baicai (lit. "large white vegetable"); pe-tsai; Chinese white cabbage; nappa, or napa, cabbage; and hakusai (Japanese language|Japanese) usually refer to members of this group. Pekinensis cabbages have broad green leaves with white petioles, tightly wrapped in a cylindrical formation and usually, but not necessarily, forming a compact head. As the group name indicates, this is particularly popular in northern China around Beijing (Peking), as well as in Japan and Korea. The Chinensis group was originally classified as its own species under the name B. chinensis by Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus. When used in English, the name bok choy typically refers to Chinensis. Smaller in size, the Mandarin term xiao baicai ("small white vegetable") as well as the descriptive English names Chinese chard, Chinese mustard, celery mustard and spoon cabbage are also employed. Chinensis varieties do not form heads; instead, they have smooth, dark green leaf blades forming a cluster reminiscent of mustard or celery. Chinensis varieties are popular in southern China and South-East Asia. Commercial variants of Chinensis include:
The Chinese characters 白菜 simply mean "white vegetable", and are used to refer to both groups of B. rapa. The name bok choy and its variations bok choi and pak choi are all taken from the Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese readings of the name.
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Category:Chinese cuisine Category:Leaf vegetables Category:Brassicaceae de:Chinakohl fi:Kiinankaali fr:Pe-tsa?? ja:ハクサイ nl:Chinese kool This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Chinese cabbage".
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