All about cabbage: picking, storing and preparing cabbage

All about cabbage: picking, storing and preparing cabbage

HomeCooking Tips, RecipesAll about cabbage: picking, storing and preparing cabbage

Here's what you need to know about this healthy inexpensive and super-versatile vegetable.

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Cabbage 101 – Selecting and Storing Cabbage

Carl Hanson is a Senior Editor at Allrecipes and has been writing about food and wine for nearly 20 years. He enjoys creating content that informs entertains and helps busy home cooks put nutritious meals on the table for their families.

There is so much to love about cabbage! It is healthy cheap and super versatile. It is suitable for all types of cooking styles from the grill to the slow cooker. Cabbage is amazing! Let’s take a look at this vegetable.

Cabbage is a leafy vegetable that comes in green purple or red and white varieties. It grows in heads (like lettuce) with tightly packed leaves. Cabbage is one of the "cole crops." (Hence the name coleslaw.) Other members of the family include broccoli Brussels sprouts cauliflower turnips and kale.