ian wrote on Wed, 02 May 2007 21:55:28 -0500:

i> James Silverton wrote:
??>> ian wrote on Tue, 01 May 2007 21:46:42 -0500:
??>>
i ??>> may sound a bit like sour grapes but I prefer cabbage!

i> I'm down the road in Fairfax, so I'll ask at the local Asian
i> markets if it ever shows up. I really dislike cabbage, so I
i> doubt I'll use it as a substitute (though of course, I only
i> ever had cabbage cooked Irish-style!).

Old fashioned Irish style cabbage is a punishment not a food!
IMHO, cabbage only requires a very short cooking time. Shredded
uncooked cabbage is rather a good salad ingredient in many
salads, Western as well as Eastern. An example is Bolognese
Insalata Appetitosa.


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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