亚洲网紅露点

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napa cabbage

or nap路pa cab路bage

[ nap-uh kab-ij, nah-puh ]

noun

  1. a type of Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa pekinensis, with broad, ruffled, light green leaves that form a cylindrical, compact head, originating in the vicinity of Beijing and now widely cultivated in Europe, North America, and Australia.
  2. the leaves and stalks of this plant eaten as a raw or cooked vegetable, especially in East Asian cuisine.


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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of napa cabbage1

First recorded in 1935鈥40; from Japanese dialect nappa 鈥済reens, salad greens,鈥 equivalent to na 鈥済reen鈥 + -pa, combining form of ha 鈥渓别补蹿鈥
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