yu choy

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 油菜 (jau4 coi3).

Noun

yu choy (uncountable)

  1. A variety of Brassica known as B. rapa var. oleifera or B. campestris, related to choy sum and bok choy.
    • 2010 May 14, Long-Ze Lin, James M Harnly, “Phenolic Component Profiles of Mustard Greens, Yu Choy, and 15 Other Brassica Vegetables”, in J Agric Food Chem, volume 58, number 11, →DOI:
      Seventeen brassica vegetables, that is, mustard greens, baby mustard greens, gai choy, baby gai choy, yu choy, yu choy tip, bok choy, baby bok choy, bok choy sum, Taiwan bok choy, Shanghai bok choy, baby Shanghai bok choy, napa and baby napa, rapini broccoli, and turnip greens, were bought in local food stores in Maryland.
    • 2016 January 19, “Easy Chinese yu choy sum”, in The Woks of Life‎:
      Chinese yu choy is one of the sweetest-tasting Chinese leafy green vegetables available, especially when they are picked when young and tender.
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