The unseen garden in xiao bai cai

What you see is what you must find.

Xiao bai cai (aka celery mustard/chinese chard), a relative of bak choy.

xiao bai chai

Full blooms are right at the end of the stem and leaves…they resemble trees.

Now,

miso

the garden is in hot (miso) soup. For tonight’s dinner.

17th October 2007 ✼
Chapter: Food ✼

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7 Comments »

From Laney
18 10, 2007 @ 4:25 am

wow that looks good. I think I need some cooking tips and if you have ideas to get my son to eat anything green besides “fruit” snacks(glorified gummy bears!)
Soup sounds so good!
From Tracy
18 10, 2007 @ 4:40 pm

Miso soup–warm, lovely and delicious…and extra wonderful with bok choy! Lovely photos here, Clara! I was so glad to have moment to stop by and see all you’ve been sharing here. Talk to you soon! Happy Days ((HUGS))
From julia
19 10, 2007 @ 2:37 am

These are very beautiful. I wish I could eat something like that.
The fruit in the picture are rosehips, by the way.
From Jessica
22 10, 2007 @ 11:22 am

Wow…what a beautiful soup!

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From Colleen
22 10, 2007 @ 8:52 pm

Clara, they are very beautiful, indeed! How did the miso turn out?

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