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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox Cultivar | name = Kai-lan<br /> | image = Gailan.jpg<br /> | image_width = 240px<br /> | image_caption = Kai-lan, cultivar unknown<br /> | species = &#039;&#039;[[Brassica oleracea]]&#039;&#039;<br /> | group = Alboglabra Group<br /> | origin = unknown<br /> | subdivision = unknown<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Kai-lan&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{zh-tspcy|t=[[wikt:芥蘭|芥蘭]]|s=[[wikt:芥兰|芥兰]]|p=jièlán|cy=gaai&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; laan&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;}}; literally &quot;mustard orchid&quot;), also known as &#039;&#039;&#039;Chinese broccoli&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;Chinese kale&#039;&#039;&#039;, is a slightly bitter [[leaf vegetable]] featuring thick, flat, glossy blue-green leaves with thick stems and a small number of tiny, almost vestigial flower heads similar to those of [[broccoli]]. As a group of &#039;&#039;[[Brassica oleracea]]&#039;&#039;, kai-lan is of the same species of plant as [[broccoli]] and [[kale]]. Its flavor is very similar to that of [[broccoli]], though not identical, being a bit sweeter.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;Kai-lan&#039;&#039; 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]]. Unlike [[broccoli]], where only the flowering parts are normally eaten, with kai-lan the leaves and stems are eaten as well, normally sliced into bits the proper size and shape to be eaten with [[chopsticks]]. It is also common in [[Vietnamese cuisine]], where it is called &#039;&#039;cải làn&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;cải rổ&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> The names &#039;&#039;kai-lan&#039;&#039; and its alternate version, &#039;&#039;&#039;gai-lan&#039;&#039;&#039;, derive from [[Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese]].<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Bok choy]]<br /> *[[Rapini]]<br /> *[[Rapeseed]]<br /> <br /> {{vegetable-stub}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Leaf vegetables]]<br /> [[Category:Brassica]]<br /> [[Category:Cantonese cuisine]]<br /> [[Category:Hong Kong cuisine]]</div>

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