bok choy
noun
variants
or less commonly bok choi
or pak choi
ˈpäk-ˈchȯi 
ˈpak-
: a Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa chinensis) forming an open head with long white stalks and green leaves
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Recently, there were four varieties of kimchi, including baby bok choy; pickled radish; chunky potato salad; marinated perilla leaves; bean sprouts; kelp noodles; fried zucchini rounds; a vegetable pancake; and marinated seaweed.
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Dishes include golden eye snapper sushi and sashimi, duck breast with duck teriyaki sauce and bok choy, caprino cappellacci with rainbow beets and hazelnut cream, and more.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Top foods: Dairy, tofu, leafy greens like bok choy and kale.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
The garden also grows things like bok choy, Brussels sprouts, okra and dozens of other vegetables.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2024
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Dishes include golden eye snapper sushi and sashimi, duck breast with duck teriyaki sauce and bok choy, caprino cappellacci with rainbow beets and hazelnut cream, and more.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Top foods: Dairy, tofu, leafy greens like bok choy and kale.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
The garden also grows things like bok choy, Brussels sprouts, okra and dozens of other vegetables.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Bok choy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bok%20choy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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