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choi sum

choi sum is the alternative spelling of choy sum.

Meaning of choy sum

Noun

choy sum (uncountable)

  1. A Chinese vegetable, a variety of Brassica rapa parachinensis subspecies, similar to bok choy but slimmer, with smooth green leaves and pale green stems, and clusters of flowers on the tips of the inner shoots.
    • Added the chopped choy sum and stir it to release any excess water as steam. As the choy sum loses its water, add the chili and a good pinch of salt.2013, Fuchsia Dunlop, “Stir-fried chopped choy sum”, in Every Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, page 178
    Synonyms:
    Chinese flowering cabbage, caixin, yu choy, yau choy

Questions about choi sum

What is choi sum the alternative spelling of?
Choi sum is the alternative spelling of choy sum.

Words near choi sum in the dictionary

  1. Chohan
  2. Chohans
  3. Choi
  4. choi poh
  5. Choi Soon-sil-gate
  6. choi sum
  7. Choiach
  8. Choiak
  9. Choibalsan
  10. choical
  11. choice

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