Sugarcone Cabbage a Sweet, Fresh Take on One of the World’s Oldest Vegetables

Sugarcone cabbage is both sweet and tender.
Sugarcone Cabbage a Sweet, Fresh Take on One of the World’s Oldest Vegetables
Sugarcone cabbage, a sweeter, more tender cone-shaped variety, adds a nutritious heft to a veggie-heavy minestrone soup. Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS
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When it comes to leafy green vegetables, cabbage sometimes gets a bad rap because, woof! It can really stink up your kitchen if you don’t cook it just right.

The sulfur in the leaves that gives the humble, cruciferous veggie its characteristic pungent taste breaks down during cooking, releasing a strong, rotten egg-like smell that spreads and lingers. It’s especially odorous when boiled.

Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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