Swatow mustard greens / Daaih-gaai-choi / 大芥菜 |
Bamboo mustard greens / Jûk-gaai / 竹芥 |
Kohlrabi / Gaai-làahn-tàuh / 芥藍頭 |
Chinese kale / Gaai-làahn / 芥藍 |
A-choy / (Yaùh) mahk-choi |
Chayote / Faht-sáu-gwâa |
Baby Chinese white cabbage / Baahk-choi-jái |
Spring onion / Chûng |
Chinese white cabbage / Baahk-choi / 白菜 |
Bitter melon / Fú-gwâa |
Corn / Sûk-máih |
Oriental green radish / Chêng-lòh-baahk |
French bean or Snap bean or Sei-gwai-dauh (four season bean) or Bín-dauh (flat bean) |
Water spinach - Morning glory - Ong-choy Tûng-choi |
Amaranth (green-leaves type) / Yihn-choi |
Chinese carrot / Hùhng-lòh-baahk |
Angled luffa - Silk gourd / Sî-gwâa |
Bamboo shoot / Jûk-séun 1- Winter 2- Spring 3- Horse shoe |
Spinach / Bô-choi |
Pea shoots / Dauh-mìuh |
Chinese lettuce / Tòhng (jûng-gwok) sâang-choi |
Lotus root / Lìhn-ngáuh |
Amaranth (red-leaves type) / Yihn-choi |
Garland chrysanthemum or Chrysanthemum greens / Tûng-hòh |
Winter melon or Wax gourd / Dûng-gwâa / 冬瓜 |
Kudzu / Fán-got |
Yam bean / Sâ-got |
Celery or long cabbage / Wòhng-ngàh-baahk / 黃牙白 |
Shanghai white cabbage / Síu-tòhng-choi / 小棠菜 |
Flowering white cabbage / Choi-sâm |
Purple asparagus/yardlong/ Jí-dauh-gok 紫豆角 = purple horn bean |
Asparagus/Yardlong bean / Dauh-gok 豆角 (horn bean) |
Purple hearted turnip / Sâm-léíh-méih lòh-baahk |
Eyebrow beans / Meìh-dáu / 眉豆 |
Taiwan carrot / Toìh-séun |
Purple eyebrow beans / Jí-meìh-dáu / 紫眉豆 |
Mouse melon / Lóuh-syú gwâ |
Water chestnut / Máh-tái |
Sweet potato leaves - tops / Fàan-syú-yihp |
Mustard Tuber / Ja-choi |
Red flowering white cabbage / Hùhng-choi-sâm |
Arrowhead- arrowroot / Chìh-gû |
Watercress / Sâi-yèuhng-choi / 西洋菜 |
Stem lettuce / Wô-séun Chinese box thorn-wolfberry / Gáu-géi / 枸杞 |
Chinese celery / Kàhn-choi / 芹菜· Green onion / Chûng / 葱 |
Chinese garlic - chives - leek / Gáu-choi / 韭菜 Flowering chives / Gáu-choi-fâa / 韭菜花 Yellow chives / Gáu-wòhng / 韭黄 |
Doll vegetable / Wah-wah-choi / 娃娃菜 |
Coriander / Yùhn-seûi / 香菜 - 芫荽 |
Taro / Wuh-táu / 芋头 1- Betel-nut 2- Red-budded |
Chinese flat cabbage / Taai-gú-cài 太古菜 - Taap-fó-choi 塌棵菜 |
Silver silk flowering Chinese cabbage / Ngàhn-sî-choi-sâm 银絲菜心 |
Lemon grass / Nìnhg-mung-hèung- màauh / 柠檬香茅 |
Bottle gourd - Calabash - White flowered gourd Poùh-gwâa / 蒲瓜 |
Beetroot / Hùnhg-tàuh-choi / 红头菜 |
Sweet potato / Faàn-syú / 番薯 |
Ginger / Gèung / 姜 |
Chinese white cabbage / Baahk-choi / 白菜 |
Peanuts / Fâa-sâng / 花生 |
Bottle gourd / Wùh-lòuh-gwâa / 葫蘆瓜 |
Smooth luffa / Séui-gwâa/ 水瓜 (= water gourd) |
Bottle gourd / Wùh-lòuh-gwâa / 葫蘆瓜 |
Cucumber / Chèng-gwâa / 青瓜 |
Green papaya / Muhk-gwâa / 木瓜 |
Stem ginger / Jí-gèung / 子姜 |
Mung bean sprouts / Ngàah-choi-jái - 芽菜仔 (sai-dauh- ngàah-choi 細豆芽菜) |
Soybean sprouts / Daaih-dauh-ngàah-choi / 大豆芽菜 |
Black bean sprouts / Hâk-dauh-ngàah / 黑豆芽 |
Wild rice shoots or Water bamboo / Gâau-séun / 膠筍 (gâau-baahk / 茭白) |
Water caltrops (water chestnuts) / Lìnhg-gok / 菱角 |
Bracken ferns / Kyut-choi / 蕨菜 |
Yellow cucumber / Wòhng-gwâa / 黃瓜 |
Winter squashes / Nàahm-gwâa or Fâan-gwâa / 南瓜 or 番瓜 |
Hairy melon / Jit-gwâa or mòuh-gwâa / 節瓜 or 毛瓜 |
Cabbage / Yèh-choi / 椰菜 |
Cauliflower / Yèh-choi-fâa / 椰菜花 |
Broccoli / Sâi-làahn-fâa |
Cow's horn pepper /Ngàuh-gok-jìu |
Malabar or Ceylon spinach / 蠺菜 (can2 cai4)
Slippery vegetable / Sa'ahn-choi / 潺菜
great to finally learn some of these vegetables' chinese names. you can find 90% of these lovely veggies at the alemany farmers market in san francisco. this market, unlike many others, is dominated by a very diverse crop of asian and latino farmers. it's fabulous!
ReplyDeleteHi Jasmin,
DeleteI'm glad you find this list useful. I am still looking for 'new' veggies to add.
I would like to visit the farmers market you mentioned one day!!
Deletehi , do you know where we can find wah-wah choi seeds from
ReplyDeleteHi, maybe at flower shops selling seeds around Prince Edward MTR station?
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