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This is a list of cabbage dishes and foods. Cabbage ( Brassica oleracea or variants) is a leafy green or purple biennial plant , grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads. Cabbage heads generally range from 0.5 to 4 kilograms (1 to 9 lb), and can be green, purple and white.
Many European and Asiatic names for cabbage are derived from the Celto-Slavic root cap or kap, meaning "head". [25] The late Middle English word cabbage derives from the word caboche ("head"), from the Picard dialect of Old French. This in turn is a variant of the Old French caboce. [26]
This category holds dishes in which the main or essential ingredient is a leaf vegetable cultivar of Brassica which in the English-speaking world would be culinarily classified as cabbage, including dishes made with the Napa cabbage cultivar of Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis.
Cabbage’s crispy texture makes it perfect for fermenting in a brine. Soaking cabbage in a salt brine encourages the growth of good bacteria, otherwise known as probiotics.
Brassica oleracea is a plant of the family Brassicaceae, also known as wild cabbage in its uncultivated form. The species evidently originated from feral populations of related plants in the Eastern Mediterranean, where it was most likely first cultivated.
Cabbage plants Cruciferous vegetables are vegetables of the family Brassicaceae (also called Cruciferae) with many genera, species, and cultivars being raised for food production such as cauliflower , cabbage , kale , garden cress , bok choy , broccoli , Brussels sprouts , mustard plant and similar green leaf vegetables .
Wild Cabbage [36] Brassica oleracea var. acephala: Kale: Kale is a type of cabbage that has flat or curly leaves and stem colors ranging from dark green to burgundy. Kale contains many nutrients including calcium, iron, and vitamins A, C, and K. Young leaves can be harvested to use fresh in salads or allowed to mature and used as a cooked green.
Brassicaceae (/ ˌ b r æ s ɪ ˈ k eɪ s iː ˌ iː,-s i ˌ aɪ /) or (the older) Cruciferae (/ k r uː ˈ s ɪ f ər i /) [2] is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family.