Eating in China
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Cabbage

卷心菜Juǎnxīncài

A leafy vegetable with overlapping leaves; common heading cabbages may be green, white or red.

Type
Vegetables

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

A leafy vegetable with overlapping leaves; common heading cabbages may be green, white or red.

In the kitchen

Leaf-lined griddled pork brain.

Smooth and crinkled leaves, loose and tight heads are distinct forms. A cabbage leaf is used for the pork-brain dish.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有卷心菜吗?

Does this dish contain Cabbage?

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