___ choy

BOK

This leafy green is a staple in stir-fries and has a slightly bitter, earthy flavor often paired with garlic.

This clue is looking for a type of Chinese cabbage often used in stir-fries, where the blank fills in the name "bok choy." The answer is simply "BOK," the first part of the two-word vegetable name. If you’ve seen it in grocery stores or Asian cuisine, the phrase might sound familiar—it’s a common ingredient in many dishes. The clue plays on partial naming, where only the first word is missing.