Bok choy (from the Cantonese, literally meaning "white vegetable"; also spelled "pak choi", "bok choi", and "pak choy"). In the UK and South Africa, the term "pak choi" is used. Less commonly, the descriptive English names "Chinese chard", "Chinese mustard", "celery mustard", and "spoon cabbage" are also employed. In Australia, the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries has redefined many transcribed names to refer to specific cultivars. In addition, they have introduced the word "buk choy" to refer to a specific kind of cabbage distinct from "pak choy". In China, the majority of Chinese speak Mandarin (about 955 million people), and
La Choy Henson created a series of television commercials from 1965-1967 featuring a Full-Bodied Muppet character called Delbert the La Choy Dragon (performed by Frank Oz and voiced by Jim Henson) which used the catchphrase "quick cooked in dragon fire" to describe the product. Delbert was accompanied in later commercials by a timid character named Mert (performed by Jim Henson). Delbert was one of Frank Oz's few Full-Bodied Muppet performances since Frank Oz didn't like performing in the costumes for the Full-Bodied Muppets. La Choy La Choy (stylized La Choy 東) is a brand name of canned and prepackaged American Chinese food