Presentation round for cabbage Types and varieties: Rich in vitamins and fiber, the various cabbage vegetables are recommended for growing in your own garden. Delicious flavors rediscovered for fine dining. Cabbage is more than a stew.
What types and varieties of cabbage are there in the garden?
The different types of cabbage include: kale, palm cabbage, perennial cabbage, kohlrabi, white cabbage, pointed cabbage, red cabbage, Savoy cabbage, Brussels sprouts, Chinese cabbage, pak choy, cauliflower, Romanesco and broccoli. Popular varieties include “Half-high Green Krauser”, “Tuscan Palm Kale Black Magic”, “Kossack”, “Caramba”, “Lodero” and “Clapton”.
A little cabbage history
Wild forms of the cabbage family were already on the human menu at the beginning of human history. The forefather of the cabbage vegetable - cliff cabbage - can only be found in Germany on Heligoland.
The slightly curly, green leaves of this wild cabbage are similar to the foliage of kohlrabi. With its delicate yellow flowers, cliff cabbage is hardly identifiable as a cabbage at first glance.
Cliff cabbage, like all other types of cabbage, belongs to the cruciferous family. This original form of cabbage can still be found today in Mediterranean countries and on the European Atlantic coast.
Different types and varieties of cabbage – an overview
Depending on the type of cabbage, different parts of the plant are used in the kitchen:
Cabbage leaves
- Kale or curly cabbage is a typical winter vegetable. Popular varieties: “Half-high green Krauser” or “Lerchenzungen”.
- Palm cabbage – the leaves are also used here. Varieties: e.g. B. “Tuscan Palm Kale Black Magic”
- Perennial cabbage is also classified as collard greens, e.g. B. Siberian perennial cabbage “Red Russian”
Leaves and thickened shoot axis
Kohlrabi is also a type of cabbage. Both kohlrabi leaves and the thickened stem are used in the kitchen.
Both white (e.g. “Kossack” and “Lanro”) and blue-skinned kohlrabi varieties (“Azur Star”, “Super Schmelz” or “Blaro”) produce rich harvests in the garden. Kohlrabi only takes a short time from planting to harvesting.
Head cabbage
- White cabbage is a long-lasting type of cabbage that is popular as a vegetable and raw food and is also used to make sauerkraut. Popular varieties: “Caramba”, “Minicole”
- Pointed cabbage - here the leaves are looser than white cabbage. Popular varieties include “Cape Horn” and “Filderkraut”
- Red cabbage or red cabbage is prepared equally as a vegetable or raw food. Popular varieties: “Lodero”, “Integro” and “Kalibos”
- Savoy cabbage has slightly curly leaves and is very tender, especially in summer. Popular varieties: Capriccio, “Marner Grüfewi”, “Goldvital” and “Samantha” (Savoy cabbage)
- Brussels sprouts with their small, spicy cabbage heads are also a typical winter vegetable. Popular: the varieties “Hilds Ideal”, “Brigitte” and the red variety “Red Ball”
- Chinese cabbage and pak choi are only distantly related to European types of cabbage, but are also often used as vegetables or raw food in this country.
Inflorescences
- Cauliflower offers many preparation options and is also suitable for raw vegetables. Popular varieties: “Clapton”, “Synergi” or “Multihead” with several smaller inflorescences.
- Romanesco with its green, attractive inflorescence is similar in taste to cauliflower. Popular variety: “Navona”
- Broccoli has dark green, densely packed inflorescences. Popular varieties are “Lucky”, “Belstar” or sprouted broccoli “Santee”
