Three cheers for cabbage

[washing machine]

This thread can be about kimchi just as easily as it can be about borscht. Therein lies the greatness of cabbage, that versatile mutant leaf of the soilscape.

[washing machine]

I was in a pretty interesting conversation just now with the guys who run the hot dog cart out front of the bar. We were discussing cole slaw and how so few places truly get it right. For a cole slaw to really hit the high notes, the cabbage needs to be cut in such a way that it retains its crunch. None of this super stringy shredded cabbage. Also, an oversaturated slaw is just sugary gloop, but a rightly sauced slaw can be one of the best ways to experience a cabbage.

[washing machine]

Switching gears a bit, one of my go-to power foods from a local gorcery is something called "cabbage ecstacy" which is a kind of raw cabbage roll full of lentils and other legumes. The way the cabbage works as the vessel for the filling is just as its namesake suggests.

[doug rr]

i'll be in palm springs this coming weekend..i always hit up sherman's deli for cabbage rolls

[doug rr]

I was in a pretty interesting conversation just now with the guys who run the hot dog cart out front of the bar. We were discussing cole slaw and how so few places truly get it right. For a cole slaw to really hit the high notes, the cabbage needs to be cut in such a way that it retains its crunch. None of this super stringy shredded cabbage. Also, an oversaturated slaw is just sugary gloop, but a rightly sauced slaw can be one of the best ways to experience a cabbage.

tell us a little bit about those hot dogs too

[dad]

Switching gears a bit, one of my go-to power foods from a local gorcery is something called "cabbage ecstacy" which is a kind of raw cabbage roll full of lentils and other legumes. The way the cabbage works as the vessel for the filling is just as its namesake suggests.

that sounds so good.

[tragabigzanda]

from the ashes of tonkotsu

[washing machine]

I was in a pretty interesting conversation just now with the guys who run the hot dog cart out front of the bar. We were discussing cole slaw and how so few places truly get it right. For a cole slaw to really hit the high notes, the cabbage needs to be cut in such a way that it retains its crunch. None of this super stringy shredded cabbage. Also, an oversaturated slaw is just sugary gloop, but a rightly sauced slaw can be one of the best ways to experience a cabbage.

tell us a little bit about those hot dogs too

Oh man. I love these guys. The cart started as an undergrad project with some UH students a couple of years ago, and they're keeping it going. Flat top grill setup. All their dogs have a squeeze of sriracha mayo inside a butterflied all beef frank. They get a little crazy with some of their dogs (crushed Doritos, crispy shallots...) but my go-to is just a good ol' sauerkraut and mustard. Dogs are big enough that you only need one.

[spike]

gonna stay upwind from this thread

[knee tunes]

hip hip

[epilogue]

You guys ever had Russian stuffed cabbage? Boy howdy.

I've had stuffed cabbage at a Polish restaurant.

[wease]

You guys ever had Russian stuffed cabbage? Boy howdy.

I've had stuffed cabbage at a Polish restaurant.

But did it have Russians stuffing it?

[tragabigzanda]

from the ashes of tonkotsu

[Jorge]

Not sure how different it is from the stuffed cabbage you guys are talking about, but Lebanese cuisine has these cabbage rolls stuffed with meat and rice that are fucking bomb, I love them

[tragabigzanda]

from the ashes of tonkotsu

[spike]

I assume cabbage is a hearty crop that can flourish most anywhere, which explains why it’s so prevalent in many cuisines.

[Jorge]

Not sure how different it is from the stuffed cabbage you guys are talking about, but Lebanese cuisine has these cabbage rolls stuffed with meat and rice that are fucking bomb, I love them

Very similar!

They have some other spices in there and are topped with lime juice, so incredibly good

[epilogue]

You guys ever had Russian stuffed cabbage? Boy howdy.

I've had stuffed cabbage at a Polish restaurant.

But did it have Russians stuffing it?

Great question

[epilogue]

Not sure how different it is from the stuffed cabbage you guys are talking about, but Lebanese cuisine has these cabbage rolls stuffed with meat and rice that are fucking bomb, I love them

that looks amazing

[washing machine]

Looks fantastic. That's a lot like the cabbage ecstasy I was talking about earlier in this thread, but with meat. I'd like to learn the method of tenderizing cabbage enough to use it like this.