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Cabbage

Vegetables and Vegetable Products

Cabbage, comprising several cultivars of Brassica oleracea, is a leafy green, red or white biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense, leafed heads, descended from the wild cabbage and closely related to other cole crops such as broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and Savoy cabbage. A cabbage generally weighs between 500 and 1,000 grams, and while smooth-leafed, firm-headed green cabbages are the most common, smooth purple cabbages and crinkle-leafed savoy cabbages of both colors also occur; under conditions of long sunny days at high northern latitudes, cabbages can grow quite large, with the heaviest on record weighing over 62 kilograms.

Facts
Partially Attested
Earliest Documented Use, From (Year)
1000 BCE 1
Source gives 'before 1000 BC' as an upper bound estimate for domestication of nonheading cabbage and kale; no lower bound or precise earliest year is given.
Origin Region
Europe 1
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Source Bigos (Wikidata)
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1. Wikipedia: Cabbage
  • Cultivation, History section, opening summary
    Cabbage was most likely domesticated somewhere in Europe in ancient history before 1000 BC.
  • Cultivation, History section, domestication paragraph
    Nonheading cabbages and kale were probably the first to be domesticated, before 1000 BC.
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Okonomiyaki (Wikipedia)
WikipediaUsed By: Okonomiyaki, Lead section
Quote, Used By: Okonomiyaki, Lead section
Common additions include cabbage, meat, and seafood, and toppings include okonomiyaki sauce, aonori, katsuobushi, Japanese mayonnaise, and pickled ginger.
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Potjiekos, Wikipedia
Used By: Potjiekos, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Meat]], [[vegetable]]s like [[cabbage]], [[carrots]], [[cauliflower]], [[potato]]es; [[beer]] or a [[dessert wine]]View the Source
Sarma (food), Wikipedia
Used By: Sarma, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Cabbage]] leaves or [[grape leaves]], [[rice]], mince meatView the Source
Fårikål, Wikipedia
Used By: Fårikål, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Lamb and mutton|Mutton]] with bone, [[cabbage]], [[black pepper]], [[wheat flour]]View the Source
Potée (Wikipedia)
Used By: Potée, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Pork]], [[vegetable]]s ([[cabbage]], [[potato]]es)View the Source
Stuffed leaves (Wikipedia)
Used By: Stuffed Leaves, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Cabbage]] leaves or [[grape leaves]], [[rice]], mince meatView the Source
Caldo galego (Wikipedia)
Used By: Caldo galego, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Cabbage]] or other greens, [[potato]]es, [[white bean]]s, fatty [[pork]]View the Source
Rumbledethumps (Wikipedia)
Used By: Rumbledethumps, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]es, [[cabbage]], [[onion]]sView the Source
Sopa de mondongo (Wikipedia)
Used By: Sopa de mondongo, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Tripe]], [[vegetable]]s ([[bell pepper]]s, [[onion]]s, [[carrot]]s, [[cabbage]], [[celery]], [[tomato]]es) or [[root vegetable]]s, [[cilantro]] (coriander), [[garlic]]View the Source
Peanut stew (Wikipedia)
  • Used By: Maafe, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • Used By: Peanut Stew, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
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Tlayuda - Wikipedia
Used By: Tlayuda, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient fieldView the Source
Bigos (Wikidata)
Used By: Bigos, infobox main_ingredient field
Quote, Used By: Bigos, infobox main_ingredient field
Various meats, sauerkraut, cabbage
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Bubble and Squeak (Wikidata)
Used By: Bubble and Squeak, infobox main_ingredient field
Quote, Used By: Bubble and Squeak, infobox main_ingredient field
Potato, cabbage
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