Simple, ignoble, under-appreciated green cabbage: It has got to be one of the most unpretentious and humblest in all of the Cruciferae family, if not among the entire vegetable kingdom. It is nutrient-packed, like the rest of its cruciferous brethren, yet it has not always garnered the same respect as cauliflower, Brussels spouts or even broccoli.
But I hear it is finally happening, at least in the bigger cities — cabbage is moving into the limelight and I could not be prouder. My fingers are crossed that it can graduate from coleslaw and become a featured vegetable at nicer restaurants near me.
