cabbage family
Kale's botanical relatives
The cabbage family is a group of plants including cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, and kohlrabi—all varieties of the same species.
These vegetables share a slightly bitter, sulfurous quality when cooked.
The botanical name is Brassicaceae, and the plants are sometimes called cruciferous vegetables or brassicas.
- coleslawDressed shredded cabbage
- kale saladRaw curly greens dish
- kimchiFermented Korean vegetables
- brassicasMustard family vegetables
- sauerkrautLacto-fermented cabbage
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- plant familiesrosaceae, asteraceae
culinary vegetable categories
cabbage familynightshades
Alkaloid-bearing plant family
legumes · root vegetables · alliums · squashes · gourds