Asian Vegetables: UC Small Farm Program

Asian Vegetables

The category of "Asian vegetables" includes a wide array of Cucurbits, Solanum, Monocots and Legumes that are most popular at ethnic Asian markets. Many of these vegetables are gaining mainstream culinary followings as well.

Most Small Farm Program advisors have experience working with Asian and other specialty vegetables.

Production information

Guide to Asian Specialty Vegetables
This guide includes names and photos of Asian vegetable varieties.
Specialty and Minor Crops Handbook
Handbook includes a glossary of Asian vegetable names. Sample pages and ordering information are included in the link above.
UC Vegetable Research and Information Center
Vegetable information from throughout the University of California system, organized by crop.

Production costs

More sample cost studies available from UC Davis

Production costs for some Asian vegetables
Includes sinqua, moqua, opo, longbean, bittermelon, oriental eggplant and lemongrass.

Asian Vegetables

Production information

Production costs

Postharvest handling

Marketing

Archived information