Mr Cabbage and Family

Mr Cabbage and Family is a historical and culinary walk through the crucifer family. Gerald and Usanna Stribling uncover surprisingly interesting information about the cabbage family and its development over the ages. They describe its botanical structure and nutritional value, with details of its cultivation and storage, as well as various preserving methods, health values and other uses. Within these pages, readers will find mouth-watering recipes to try out from all over the world, from delicious soups from the American South, to sumptuous curries from India, to Italian and French feasts, along with much more. This comprehensive history of the cabbage family and its usage today will appeal to all food lovers, especially those with a taste for this particularly diverse and delectable vegetable.

Gerald Stribling has travelled far and wide in his professional working life, appreciating good food prepared in various ways. After retiring, he decided to look a little more closely at cabbages and the cruciferous vegetables. As he dug into the subject, he realised the field was very large and would keep him out of trouble for some time. Usanna Stribling has always had a love affair with food. He feels he was lucky enough to raise his family on a smallholding, growing their own vegetables. Life has afforded him opportunities to travel and enrich his mind and palate along the way, a love which he continues to nourish by living in France. From offering his humble help as a five-year-old on his grandfather's vegetable plot and now helping his father compiling this book, they've continued on their culinary adventures together.