Unusual Chinese vegetable grows in city backyard

My friends have a large, productive, backyard food garden in Richmond, B.C. One vegetable they grow is most unusual and delicious. At dinner the other night, I asked my generous hostess to tell me about this Chinese vegetable, which she both grows and cooks. They call it "Orsun" in Mandarin.

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[roger2517]

The daughter is cute as hell.........

[FarewelI]

Awh her Mother smiles a lot! Hope she stays healthy and happy for a long time!

[kimberelyg]

@neoserenity333 Hey, yup - that's it! It's a type of lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. augustana), called "wosun" in mandarin, and "chinese lettuce" or "stem lettuce" in english.

[neoserenity333]

i looked them up and i think they're called "celtuce" in english. i'm going to try to grow some!

[neoserenity333]

i looked them up and i think they're called "celtuce" in english. i'm going to try to grow some!

[YourGardenShow]

Great video. It is wonderful to see people farming a more diverse array of crops. Looking forward to trying some Orsun.

[SleestaksRule]

Very nice. How fast does it grow? I'm researching plants that you can eat that will grow fast or have multiple offerings during a season. Thanks for sharing!

[RedWhiteandBetrayed]

Huh thats pretty cool...

[tiroler537]

now we just need to find what the real name is or the latin name..