gaai3 coi3芥菜
Jyutpinggaai3 coi3
Yalegaai choi
Definition
Mustard greens; a common leafy vegetable of the mustard plant.
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How it's used
Often associated with a distinct bitter flavor that is highly prized in Cantonese home cooking. It is frequently paired with salted eggs or pork ribs to balance its natural sharpness. Unlike other leafy greens, it is rarely stir-fried alone and is most commonly found in soups or braised dishes.
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po1樖pōExamples
The mustard greens here are very bitter.
Do you like drinking soup made with mustard greens?
Related words
Common phrases
mustard green casserole
mustard green soup with salted egg
Common mistake
Be careful not to confuse it with 菜心, which is a much milder and sweeter vegetable commonly served as a side dish in restaurants.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
