Happy National Cabbage Day! On February 17th, today recognizes a delightful garden staple that provides some of the best recipes for the Celtic holidays coming up next month. It’s an excellent day to test your corned beef and cabbage skills alongside other delicious seasonal dishes.
From the French "caboche", meaning head, cabbage comes in a variety of forms. The cabbage family is quite varied and includes Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy, kohlrabi and kale. Cabbage is an ancient food with origins in Asia Minor (Turkey today) and the eastern Mediterranean.
Breton explorer Jacques Cartier was the first to bring cabbage to the Americas. It was he who later claimed what is now Canada for France.
When selecting a cabbage, the head should be firm and dense. The fibrous leaves of a healthy cabbage should be shiny and crisp with no browning or bruising.
Cabbage is versatile and can be eaten raw, steamed or sautéd. A popular ingredient in Asian, German, Irish and Latin recipes, it’s a culturally diverse food. Having low calories (6 per leaf) makes cabbage a popular diet food as well. It has no fat or cholesterol, is low in sodium and carbs, and is a good source of Vitamin C.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Bring out your favorite cabbage recipes. Wrap up pigs in a blanket or eat cabbage fresh. Make some delicious soup or vegetable wraps. No matter how you celebrate, be sure to invite someone to join you.
Feel free to share your delicious creations with friends and family. If you don’t have a recipe to share, National Day Calendar® has fou
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https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/14714/kielbasa-and-cabbage/?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=cabbage&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Recipe%20Search%20Results&soid=sr_results_p1i1
Minestra di cavolo (Italian Cabbage Soup)
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Minestra di cavolo (Italian Cabbage Soup)
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2263-chef-du-cinema-rome-open-city
Use #NationalCabbageDay to post on social media.
Educators, visit the National Day Calendar® Classroom for projects and ideas to help you Celebrate Every Day®!
HISTORY
National Day Calendar® continues researching the origins of this vegetable holiday. They have yet to find the creator of the day under any cabbage leaf, newspaper article or proclamation.
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