What are the varieties of cabbage depending on the season?

What kind of cabbage can you harvest depending on the season?

• THE White cabbage : it is smooth, with firm and crunchy leaves. This head of cabbage is used for sauerkraut. Occurs in autumn-winter.
• THE Red cabbage : found on stalls from October to February, characterized by a more or less purple color and a spicy taste.
• THE cabbage : also called cabbage, available in autumn-winter. It is the only one that appears in the form of large curly leaves.
• THE Romanesco cabbage : in the shape of a minister, it has a delicate taste and a subtle nutty taste. Available from autumn to spring.
• THE Brussels sprout : this mini cabbage is an autumn and winter vegetable. Its taste is bitter, the taste is slightly sweet.
• THE then choi cabbage : this ingredient in Chinese cuisine looks like a chard stem. Its taste is very sweet. It occurs from winter to summer.

Is broccoli cabbage?

It is a relative of cabbage, which belongs to the cruciferous family. You can find broccoli on the shelves from September to April. To preserve the crispness of its rosettes, it is better to limit the cooking time (5 minutes in steam).

How to eat cabbage?

To choose cabbage carefully, consider it: it must be heavy and dense. The leaves should be crisp and tight, without spots, shiny.

It lasts an average of 5 days in the vegetable drawer of the fridge. The hardiest ones, like cabbage, last up to a week.

To digest cabbage well, blanch it in boiling water with a little baking soda for a few minutes.

Neutralize the bitterness of the Brussels sprouts by placing a piece of bread in the bottom of the baking dish.

Cabbage is eaten raw (in salad, in juice) or cooked, in a thousand and one ways: steamed, in soup, in puree, stuffed, baked, in quiche, risotto, even in chips on cabbage leaves. Donuts can be made from the flowers. Dare to combine something sweet (there are recipes for cauliflower jam).