Gai lan

The whole Gai lan plant has been cultivated to be delicious: stem, leaves & flowerhead. The stem is sweet and crunchy, and often the most favoured part of this beautiful plant.

Gai lan is fantastic steamed, stir-fried or blanched. It's often served with oyster sauce or garlic ~ we like to enjoy Gai lan blanched, chopped into thirds and covered in this fantastic, easy plant-based Hoisin inspired sauce.

If any folks find the stem to be a little too tough, we recommend blanching the Gail lan stalks just for a minute or two in boiling water before adding it to soups or stir fries.

9 June 2021

This week we are very happy to have grown our very first successful crop of gai lan, or Chinese broccoli for you all.

All of our previous attempts have been irreparably damaged by wind because the gai lan stalk is quite delicate when it's a small seedling. Gai lan is thought to be one of the older cultivars of brassica, and is closely related to broccoli.