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Napa Cabbage

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A mild, elongated Chinese cabbage variety with pale, crinkled leaves; the most common vegetable base for Korean kimchi.

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Earliest Documented Use, From (Year)
from 1400 1
Sourced to the subject's own accountThe infobox separately states the origin as before the 15th century, implying cultivation may predate the documented records; this fact uses the earliest solidly documented point, the 15th century itself.
Origin RegionSourced to the subject's own account
China, first documented in cultivation in the Yangtze River region; some accounts place the origin nearer Beijing in the north. 1
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Kimchi, Dishes
Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidson
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1. Napa Cabbage (Wikipedia)
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The first records of napa cabbage cultivation date back to the 15th century in the Yangtze River region in China.
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The Oxford Companion to Food
Alan Davidson, Oxford University Press, 2014
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