Saan Choy/Saan Choi

HOW TO PICK FRESH SAAN CHOY

LOOK FOR THESE:

• With a healthy green color throughout 
• With fresh looking stems 
• With a healthy gloss throughout 

AVOID THESE:

• With wilting leaves 
• Browning stems 

HOW TO STORE FRESH SAAN CHOY

IN THE FRIDGE: Fresh saan choy should stay fresh for about 2-3 days in a bag when stored in the crisper drawer. However, they are best consumed within a day or two.

HOW TO PREPARE FRESH SAAN CHOY

Washing saan choy is quite easy. 

1. Break the saan choy plants into smaller chunks. I've been trained to break them up into little pieces, with a leave or two attached to a chunk of the main stem. This way, every bite of the cooked saan choy will have the texture of both the leaves and the stems. 
2. Soak these smaller chunks of saan choy in water for about 10 minutes. 
3. Rinse well, then drain.

FUN TO KNOW ABOUT SAAN CHOY

Saan choy, when translated in Chinese, it is 潺菜. 潺 means slippery or slimy. 菜 means vegetable.