The word “cabbage” is a commonly used, correct term in written English.
You can use it when referring to the edible vegetable. Example sentence: I added a few handfuls of cabbage to the soup.
On any one day you could find a rich pumpkin soup with leek, cauliflower and sage, basmati rice with bitter puntarelle, courgette and marinated tofu, crunchy buckwheat smothered with a tangy hummus, seaweed risotto, and red cabbage flan.
(Serves 2) 64perer person 1 onion, finely sliced, 9p 2 cloves of garlic, chopped, 6p 2 tbsp oil, 6p 150g long grain white rice, 6p 100ml white wine, 47p 300ml chicken stock, 2p 100gardenen peas, 12p ¼ savoy cabbage, finely sliced, 20p Handful of fresh parsley, chopped, 20p Heat the oil in a large frying pan on a medium heat, and add the onion and garlic.
Gourmet, however, uses chinese cabbage instead, which I'm not keen on: it may be crunchier, but the slightly sulphurous flavour seems all wrong.
According to Heligan, a popular plant with visitors is the skunk cabbage.
His sauce also involves vast numbers of onions, as well as peppers, ginger, garlic, carrot, cabbage and tomato, slow-simmered for over an hour.
"At first, we ate a lot of cauliflower, cabbage, potatoes and peas," she remembers.
Octopus, fish and shrimps are sautéed with onions, tomatoes and local spices, and put into a sandwich with pickled cucumbers and cabbage.
5 Gently separate the leaves from your cabbage or lettuce, rinse and pat dry.
There are great pork-and-veg soups with a dollop of sour cream, and stuffed vine or cabbage leaves are a legacy of the Turkish occupation.
Tip: substitute the cabbage and peas with broccoli, green beans or lettuce – let your imagination run as wild as your veg drawer will let you.
Stir through the peas, cabbage and parsley, and heat through.
