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Post by dominick on Oct 25, 2003 13:40:21 GMT -8
I GOT BOK CHOY!!!!!!
Rex loves it. Funny looking veggie though.
Regards,
Dominick
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Post by Debbie on Oct 25, 2003 17:25:10 GMT -8
Is this a cross look of a cabbage and a lettuce? I saaw something in the store the other day when we were getting the babies theie food and was not sure what it was and if they could have it. I think this boc choy was what it was.
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Post by Tesa on Oct 26, 2003 9:42:42 GMT -8
I dunno what the heck it is either, but Thrasher loves it too!! Also known as chinese cabbage, it's listed as an "occasional" food because it is high in goitrogens. Goitrogens bind iodine, which may lead to hypothyroidism. Here's a link to it's nutritional value. www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/list_nut.pl |
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Post by dominick on Oct 27, 2003 19:50:21 GMT -8
Well, in addition to what Tesa said: It's green on the bottom, with white stalky things sticking up out of it, with like fuzzy, kinda hairy, thingys attached to the stalky things. It's very funny looking and kinda smells like slight Liquorice. Rex just loves it. But NOW, I'm worried about Goitrogens! Goitrogens, really! I hadn't noticed that!  LOL Here's a link with the pic of Bok Choi: www.greenigsociety.org/foodchart.htm |
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Post by Tesa on Oct 28, 2003 4:45:06 GMT -8
Stop rolling your eyes at me ya butthead! ;D
I only said it's an occasional food......and gave the reason.
I'm glad you said that about it smelling similar to licorice!! I was trying to figure out what the heck the smell reminded me of!! Thankyou!
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Post by mar on Nov 21, 2003 22:51:57 GMT -8
Sounds like you are feeding sweet fennel (Foeniculum vulgare). Big box grocers know as much about what they are selling as pet stores.
Fennel has a bulbus white base with each layer of the bulb having a stalk with green "hairs" (similar to dill) extending off of it. This is great when brassed with other winter veggies. Deffinent licorice scent.
Bok Choy looks like a cross between Collards and Romain. It grows in a tight clump like romain then the leaf is thick, dark green, and tough like collards. The stem is white and very wide at the base with a noticable vertical hole running up the middle of it. This is an aisan cabbage family member hense the giotgen levels. I commonly add the stems and some of the leaves, sliced about .25" thick, to my stir frys at the very last second -- long enought to wlit them but leave the stem crisp.
Hope this clears up the confusion.
Mark
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Post by SurvivorSteph on Nov 22, 2003 0:39:45 GMT -8
Thanks, MAR. I was thinking exactly the same thing. But since my nose doesn't work, I didn't know what bok choy smells like. I have the memory of smells, and I knew fennel smelled like licorice, but I don't remember ever smelling bok choy. btw... what does it smell like? I've always imagined it was some odd cross between celery and cabbage.  OH TO SMELL AGAIN!! |
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Post by Tesa on Nov 22, 2003 6:15:46 GMT -8
Here's a pic of bok choy to clear up any confusion.   |
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Post by mar on Nov 22, 2003 9:46:46 GMT -8
Bok Choy really doesn't smell. If anything it will smell like ice-berg lettuce -- kind of a sweet snap of cold water.
When you have a leaf of bock choy in your hand there is much more white stem than there is green leaf. When the stem branches it has very thick white ribs, unlike nearly any other leaf.
Mark
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Post by Tesa on Nov 22, 2003 10:20:53 GMT -8
I think it has a very distinct smell. ;D
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Post by dominick on Nov 22, 2003 11:24:00 GMT -8
Hi Mark-
I'm sure it was Bok Choy. I think you are correct in the Fennel reference. Being Italian, I know fennel! LOL Not very fond of it though.
I only use Bok Choy occassionally, but Rex seems to like it just fine.
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Post by SurvivorSteph on Nov 22, 2003 22:22:14 GMT -8
Gil loves Bok Choy. I used to feed it daily... THEN I realized it should be an occasional veggie. I used to give him brussel sprouts all the time too... SO glad for forums like this where we can get properly educated. Thanks guys! |
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LOL
OH TO SMELL AGAIN!!