  
This is one of the most popular small Chinese cabbages grown in Taiwan, often called Taiwanese Pei-Tsai in Oriental markets on the West Coast. This improved version is strongly resistant to heat and grows very fast and vigorously in warm and mild climates. Plants can be harvested for vegetable use in any growing stage. Yellowish green leaves and white flat petioles are very tender, excellent for stir-fry and soup.
Taiwan and many areas in Southestern Asia suffer the crop wipe-out by the tropical typhoons (hurricanes) and rain storms almost every year. This fast growing vegetable is often the first one and most popular vegetalbe to appear on the markets during the post-storm recovery, in 2-3 weeks after the storms.
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