What is cabbage?

What is cabbage?

Cabbage, also known as cabbage, is a variant of Brassica oleracea. It is called cabbage in botany. It is also called cabbage, cabbage, round cabbage, head cabbage, kohlrabi, lotus cabbage, and knotty white. It is a common vegetable. It is a spring and winter vegetable, mainly on the market in these two seasons. The main production areas of cabbage in my country are mostly concentrated in Northeast China and North China.

What does cabbage look like?

Cabbage has a short and thick annual fleshy stem. It has no branches and is mainly green or gray-green in color. It has many basal leaves that are thick and wrapped in layers into a spherical shape. From a distance, it looks like a flat sphere with a diameter of about 10-30 cm.

How to cook cabbage

1. Shredded cabbage

Half a cabbage is enough. Wash the cabbage and cut into shreds, or tear it into pieces with your hands, rinse it with water, then cut the dried chili, garlic, and ginger and set aside. Finally, pour a proper amount of oil into a hot pan, add chopped garlic, onion and ginger and stir-fry. Pour in the cabbage and stir-fry for about one minute. Add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and a little salt to season, then add vinegar and stir-fry for about 1 minute. That's it.

2. Fried cabbage with meat

Wash the onion and cut it into slices, wash the cabbage and tear it into large pieces by hand, cut the meat into thin slices, add appropriate amount of salt, oyster sauce, starch and egg white, mix well and marinate for 15 minutes, cut the pepper into sections, and slice the garlic and ginger; put oil in the pot, stir-fry the red pepper, pepper and ginger on low heat until fragrant; add the marinated meat slices, stir-fry on low heat until the meat slices turn white; then add Pixian bean paste and stir-fry evenly, add onion slices, stir-fry evenly, add cabbage, adjust the appropriate amount of salt and chicken essence, stir-fry on high heat until the cabbage collapses and then serve.

The efficacy and function of cabbage

Cabbage is rich in vitamin C, vitamin B6, folic acid and potassium. The water content of cabbage is very high, about 90%, and it is low in calories. It also has good health care effects. In traditional Chinese medicine, cabbage is often believed to be beneficial for nourishing the marrow, strengthening the bones and muscles, regulating the six internal organs, and has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving pain.