"The vegetable department where I shop probably has one-third Oriental vegetables," she said, "and it has fish tanks."

Grilled swordfish, a special, was moist and tasty with its backdrop of mixed Oriental vegetables.

Cinnamon-and-plum-tea-smoked duck is more smoky than fruity, but good nonetheless, served with an excellent melange of Oriental vegetables.

Duck breast fanned out over Oriental vegetables studded with confit of duck was a nice idea; however, the duck breast was gray and dryish.

It arrived with a stir-fry of crisp Oriental vegetables and a hot barley salad flecked with minced vegetables.

In New York, greengrocers' shelves in Chinatown are piled high with numerous varieties of Oriental vegetables and fruits previously unavailable in this country.

Rare medallions of Muscovy duck breast paired with a black-bean crepe with cascading Oriental vegetables also drew raves.

Braised duck is more distinctive, infused with a tealike essence, along with bamboo shoots, mushrooms and other Oriental vegetables.

A gold mine for Oriental vegetables is Evergreen Y.H. Enterprises.

"The callers," he said, "are interested in buying small properties for raising specialty crops, things like Oriental vegetables and garlic."