Other
names:
Gin Cai, Kun Choy, Kan Tsoi, Oriental Celery, Chinese Small Celery, Seri-Na (Jan.)
Two categories of Chinese celery exist: Green
Chinese celery and White Chinese celery. The former is
taller, with green petioles, high yielding, more aromatic. Green
Chinese celery can be divided into Solid Chinese celery, which
has solid petioles and Hollow Chinese celery with a hollow core
inside the petiole. Solid Chinese celery is slow bolting and tolerant
to storage and shipment. Hollow Chinese celery is easy bolting in
spring, but tolerant to heat and suitable for summer cropping.
White Chinese celery: yellowish white or
white petioles with green leaves. Popular in some southern part
of China.
