The China Kohl (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis), also Peking Kohl, Selleriekohl mentioned, is a salad plant from the family of the cross bloom plants (Brassicaceae).

Depending upon sort form the sheets of China Kohl a firm, oval to narrowly cylindrical head. The sheets are yellow to dark green and have broad, white, easily creased Blattrippen. The tender Pok Choi or Pak Choy (subspecies chinensis) forms against it only loose heads similarly for the head salad.

The China Kohl became for the first time in 5. Century in the Empire of China cultivated and becomes there as "PE-Tsai pinyin: ", literally "white vegetable ") marks. With us it is however only since that 19. Century admits. In Germany he is predominantly cultivated in Bavaria and in North Rhine-Westphalia. The largest Verzehrer of China Kohl is however non like the name to assume would leave - Chinese, but the Koreans with the national court Gimchi.

The Japanese developed the Japan Kohl from it by intensive breeding. It grows evenly and fast and is more resistant and tastier than the China Kohl.

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Source: Souci.Fachmann.Kraut 1994

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