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March 8, 2014
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Kai-lan

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Kai-lan (zh-stp|t=芥蘭|s=芥兰|p=ji&egrave;l&aacute;n), also known as Chinese broccoli or Chinese kale, is a leaf vegetable featuring thick, flat, glossy blue-green leaves with thick stems.

Kai-lan is eaten widely in Chinese cuisine, and especially in Cantonese cuisine. Common preparations include kai-lan stir frying|stir-fried with ginger and garlic, and boiling|boiled kai-lan served with oyster sauce.

The pronunciation kai-lan and its alternate version gai-lan are Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese.



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Category:Leaf vegetables
Category:Chinese cuisine
Category:Brassicaceae
category:Cantonese cuisine
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Last Modified:   2005-04-13


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