Vegetables
Cauliflower
Cauliflower is a vegetable with a dense pale curd surrounded by green wrapper leaves.
- 繁體中文
- 椰菜花
- English
- Cauliflower
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Kembang kol
- Tagalog
- Cauliflower
What is it?
Cauliflower is a vegetable with a dense pale curd surrounded by green wrapper leaves. This page follows the authoritative HK-market name and identification scope.
How to identify it
Look for a tight, granular pale curd with green wrapper leaves; colour alone is not enough.
- dense pale cream curd
- green wrapper leaves
- short branching core when cut
Common confusion
Broccoli usually has a green bud crown and longer thick stalk; cabbage is a layered leaf head.
Common Hong Kong household uses
Use Cauliflower only where the recipe names it, following the stated amount and cooking method.
Preparation or handling
Wash thoroughly under clean running water immediately before preparation; CFS does not recommend soap or produce wash.
Storage
Follow CFS vegetable-storage guidance and purchase directions; if washed before storage, dry thoroughly first.
Helper tip
Broccoli usually has a green bud crown and longer thick stalk; cabbage is a layered leaf head.
What Ma’am or Sir may say
買椰菜花。The employer is asking you to buy Cauliflower; check the market sign or original package.
Useful market phrase
我想買椰菜花。Does the image look correct?
Last reviewed
Sources
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Public Market Items Multilingual Booklet
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Public Market Items - Leafy Vegetables
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Leafy vegetables Cantonese pinyin
- Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety — Safe and Fresh: Practical Tips for Storing Vegetables
- Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety — Pesticide Residues in Food - Frequently Asked Questions