This farm introduced Toronto to gai lan and bok choy 70 years ago. Four generations on and the family keeps the tradition alive
This farm introduced Toronto to gai lan and bok choy 70 years ago. Four generations on and the family keeps the tradition alive
Charlie Chong Farm was one of the first farms in Toronto to grow Chinese produce, supplying Chinatown, as well as small-town restaurants across the province.
If you've never tried gai lan or bok choy before you really don't know what you're missing. I grew up being a very picky vegetable eater, but these two vegetables are some of my favourite foods. Find a good Chinese restaurant in Chinatown downtown or up in Scarborough/Markham/Richmond Hill and order some as a side dish. Then learn to cook them at home for low-cost, extremely savoury, and nutritious vegetable options in your staple diet. I was on a low-carb diet years ago and I practically lived on these two and they never got old. They're quite filling for a vegetable too.
We grow Asian staples yet they fight over cherries and corn and make a damn mess and push people.