When the Chinese say "vegetable" they are usually referring to a leafy vegetable. As a general rule, no Chinese meal is complete without a leafy vegetable dish. Whether Westerners choose to abide by this or not is their own decision, but it is certainly worth it to try out Chinese cooked greens. In China, vegetables are never eaten raw. The most common way to cook vegetables is stir-frying in oil, salt, garlic, and a pinch of sugar and MSG. The following is a list of vegetables commonly found around China. Depending on the season and your location, it is likely some of them will be available while others will not. To order stir fried vegetables, just take the name of the vegetable and add 炒 (chao3) in front of it. For example, for stir fried bok choy, ask for 炒大白菜 (chao3 da4 bai2 cai4).