Produce
Napa cabbage
배추
Also called baechu, Chinese cabbage, wombok
What it is
Elongated pale cabbage with crinkly leaves. The standard kimchi cabbage.
Origin
East Asia.
Flavour
Sweet, watery crunch when raw; silky when stewed.
How to use it
Salt and drain for kimchi. Also fine in hot pots and slaws.
Storage
Fridge crisper, wrapped.
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What is Napa cabbage?
Elongated pale cabbage with crinkly leaves. The standard kimchi cabbage.
How do I use Napa cabbage?
Salt and drain for kimchi. Also fine in hot pots and slaws.
How do I store Napa cabbage?
Fridge crisper, wrapped.
What does it taste like?
Sweet, watery crunch when raw; silky when stewed.
Nutrition
Per 100g · estimate · USDA FoodData Central averages and equivalent published tables. Values are typical, not lab tests of your shopping bag.
Recipes using it
Dakgalbi
닭갈비
Spicy stir-fried chicken with rice cakes, cabbage and sweet potato — Chuncheon's table-grill export.
50 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️
Bossam
보쌈
Pork belly simmered until it slices like a cold cut, wrapped in leaves with radish salad and ssamjang.
1 hr 40 minMediumNo chilli
Jajangmyeon
짜장면
Thick wheat noodles under a black-bean gravy of pork and fried chunjang — Korea's Chinese-restaurant hug.
45 minMediumNo chilli
Baechu-kimchi
배추김치
Napa cabbage salted and packed with a gochugaru-garlic paste — the ferment the rest of the kitchen leans on.
13 hrMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️
Jjamppong
짬뽕
A Korean-Chinese seafood noodle soup so red and briny it fogs your glasses.
45 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️
Gamjatang
감자탕
Pork backbone and potato in a gochugaru pot — a late-night stew you eat with your hands and a lot of rice.
1 hr 55 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️