Napa Cabbage

Strongly sweet, mild, and juicy. Cold temperatures increase sweetness and savoriness. Outer leaves are firmer; the pale yellow inner leaves are tender and especially sweet

• Choose a heavy head with tightly packed, well-formed leaves.

• Fresh ones have pale-white cross-sections with tightly packed pale yellow-green inner leaves.

• For cut pieces, choose those with moist, fresh-looking cut surfaces.

• Store whole heads wrapped in newspaper in a cool dark place or refrigerator.

• Cover cut surfaces of partial heads with plastic wrap and refrigerate.

• Use from the outer leaves inward to maintain freshness.