The main varieties grown include Green Rocket, Wr60 Green, Treasure Island and Yuki. Other crops to be looked at in East Gippsland will include Chinese chard, Chives, Flowering cabbage and Chinese broccoli. Demonstration plots will be set up. Green soybean is another crop of interest and trials have been planted in Orbost. There will also be some minimally processed and processing trials done on a range of Asian vegetables.
Some people say it is the best of the Chinese cabbages whilst others consider it common.
The leaves are tender and whole stalks cook quickly. Chinese flowering cabbage can be steamed, lightly boiled or stir-fried, but cooked for no more than a couple of minutes so as to preserve the flavour. They are often mixed in meat, and prawn dishes or simply seasoned with oyster sauce. The flower shoots can be used in salads provided they are harvested when young and tender. The open flowers can be used as decorations.