Vegetable
Napa Cabbage
About This Entry
Napa cabbage is tender and sweet for kimchi, hot pot, and slaws — fermented and spicy contexts favor aromatic whites and fruity low-tannin reds.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Common Culinary Uses
- garlic
Regional Context
CN
At a Glance
Group
Green Vegetables
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
cruciferous
Scientific name
Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Napa Cabbage
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Green Vegetables
- Scientific name
- Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- cruciferous
- Plant part
- leaf
- Texture
- crisp
- Moisture class
- high
- Flavor intensity
- mild
- Seasonality
- fall