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The array of vegetable foods found in the Chinatown markets of New York and other large cities has not only excited the curiosity of those looking for exotic foods but also stimulated interest in the plants themselves.
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Porterfield, W.M. The principal Chinese vegetable foods and food plants of Chinatown markets. Econ Bot 5, 3–37 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02984779
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