Okonomiyaki are traditional Japanese fritter-like pancakes that are cabbage slaw for tacos for using up a head of white cabbage. Serve with okonomiyaki sauce, Japanese mayonnaise or your favourite hot sauce. Each serving provides 360 kcal, 17. Cabbage is excellent finely sliced and eaten raw in salads.

When cooked, the briefest cooking methods, such as steaming or stir-frying, are best. Apart from red cabbage, which breaks the rule and benefits from long cooking, overcooked cabbage releases sulphur which reminds many of bad school meals! The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Cabbage is a vegetable that gets mixed reviews.

As holistic health and nutrition expert Piper Gibson, AHND, TND, BCDNM, FDN-P politely explained to Mashed, “Cabbage is not easily digestedtoo much cabbage can cause gas, bloating, and even diarrhea. Yes, that’s quite some downside, or rather, backside. If you’re dining solo, or perhaps in the company of anyone with an impaired sense of smell, you might still want to indulge in this “magical fruit” since, you know, the more you toot, the better you feel. Not to mention, cabbage may be one of the most diet-friendly foods you can find. Cabbage is also pretty darn nutritious.