Asian Ingredients

The SkyFOODS store in the Skyview Center in Flushing is boffo crazy and you can validate your parking if you spend enough. Here are some impulse purchases.

Chinese broccoli is also known as Gai Lan; it’s immediately recognizable if you get dim sum out; this was that exactly; pre-packaged bag lasted many days through many recipes: Stir Fried Beef with Chinese Broccoli (Serious Eats); Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan) with Minced Garlic (Salu Salo Recipes); Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan) with Oyster Sauce (Steamy Kitchen).

Chinese chives are not those dinky overpriced things in the clamshell but rather these reedy behemoths you can make chive pancakes with: Chive Pancake (Spice the Plate).

If you look up sweet potato leaves, most say they’re sort of like baby spinach but less bitter, which makes sense when you eat them; a hit; simply cooked, they’re a great side: Chao Fan Su Ye – Sweet Potato Leaves Stir-Fried with Garlic (Chubbypanda).