Vegetables
Celery
Celery in this HK-market entry means thick-stalk Western celery with strongly ribbed stems.
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3 identity clues
- thick pale-green stalks
- deep lengthwise ribs
- small leafy tops
Names in other languages
- 繁體中文
- 西芹
- English
- Celery
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Seledri (西芹)
- Tagalog
- Celery (西芹)
Name in Cantonese (Jyutping): sai1 kan4 No Cantonese voice on this device
What is it?
Celery in this HK-market entry means thick-stalk Western celery with strongly ribbed stems. This page follows the authoritative HK-market name and identification scope.
How to identify it
Identify a bunch of thick pale-green ribbed stalks with relatively small leafy tops.
Common Hong Kong household uses
Use Celery only where the recipe names it, following the stated amount and cooking method.
Choosing & preparing
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
Chinese celery usually has thinner stalks and more leaves; this celery has thick, strongly ribbed stalks.
What Ma’am or Sir may say
買西芹。The employer is asking you to buy Celery; check the market sign or original package.
Useful market phrase
我想買西芹。Meaning: I would like to buy Celery.
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Sources (5)
- 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