Experimental specimens of Beijing cabbage appeared after the 40s of the 20th century in Japan. The first domestic variety was bred in the 70s at the Polar Station. For half a century, more than a dozen varieties of Beijing vegetable have been created. Chinese cabbage is delicate in taste, and no bitterness. A head of cabbage with whole, wrinkled leaves grows up to 40 cm in length. They love cabbage for lush foliage, excellent taste and healing properties. Peking vegetables are often called Chinese lettuce because they look like leaf lettuce.
Content
Component cabbage
The water in Beijing is 90%. Cabbage contains vitamins and mineral salts, acids, amino acids, fiber, volatile, alkaloids, retinol, phylloquinone.
Vitamin complex:
- B1, B6 - improve the functioning of the vascular system and metabolism, equip cells with energy, help relieve stress;
- B2 - improves the structure of hair and skin, contributes to the proper functioning of the brain, has a beneficial effect on the nervous system;
- B3 - relieves stress, with regular use prevents heart pathologies, reduces the number of cholesterol plaques;
- B5 - is responsible for the production of adrenal hormones, the activity of the brain and nervous system, increases immunity, participates in the synthesis of antibodies;
- B9 - increases hemoglobin, favorably affects the work of the liver and intestines;
- A - restores bone tissue, improves the functioning of the organs of vision, slows down the aging process;
- E - in pregnant women it reduces the risk of fetal pathology and the risk of abortion, treats hair and nails;
- C - increases resistance to viruses, takes part in the production of blood bodies and hormones;
- K - is responsible for the formation of bone tissues and joints, serves as a prevention of kidney and liver diseases, strengthens blood vessels.
Minerals:
- sulfur;
- iodine;
- fluorine;
- iron;
- potassium;
- zinc;
- copper;
- selenium;
- chlorine;
- manganese.
100 g of fresh cabbage contains: 0.4 fat, 1 g of protein, 1.3 carbohydrates. Energy value 15 kcal / 100g.
Varieties of Chinese Cabbage
For 70 years, breeders have bred a large number of varieties and hybrids of Beijing cabbage. There are early varieties that ripen in 35-40 days. Per season plant early cabbage and you can harvest three times. The weight of one head ranges from 1 kg to 3 kg.
The main and productive varieties of Chinese vegetable:
- Early cabbage: Lenok, TSHA 2, Peking broadleaf, Half-headed, Vesnyanka, Richie.
- Mid-season varieties, vegetative period of 50-60 days: Bilko, Lyubasha, Gorki, Hydra, Pomegranate.
- Late Peking, vegetation takes 65-75 days: Nick, Glass, Monument.
- Varieties for the Siberian region and the Urals are cold-resistant: Russian size, Cha-Cha, Orange mandarin, Yuki, Beijing express, Brocken.
The benefits of cabbage
Cabbage is equally useful for people of mature age, and for the younger generation and pregnant women. Strengthening the immune system has a beneficial effect on the health of the whole organism.A healthy vegetable helps fight various infections.
For women and men
The benefits of Chinese salad:
- helps with diabetes;
- stabilizes the nervous system;
- relieves pain in the head;
- reduces pressure and heart function;
- improves intestinal tract function;
- serves as a prophylaxis for diseases of the kidneys and liver;
- prevents the deposition of salts;
- strengthens bone tissue;
- prevents allergies;
- use for weight loss.
Cabbage helps women avoid breast cancer. The male protects the male half of the population from diseases of the prostate and colon.
Benefits for pregnant women
The healing substances that make up cabbage positively affect the mother and her unborn baby. Iron prevents the development of anemia in the expectant mother. Folic acid prevents the occurrence of various pathologies in the child, reduces the risk of miscarriage.
In the last weeks of pregnancy, a woman quickly gaining weight. So that the situation does not worsen, the body needs fiber, which is contained in sufficient quantities in the Beijing vegetable.
Ascorbic acid stops colds. After all, viruses are very dangerous for the baby.
Swelling, fatigue, nervous breakdowns - this happens to a woman during gestation. Chinese salad comes to the rescue - relieving swelling, tension, helps to sleep peacefully.
Beijing salad for children
Infants and toddlers up to 2 are not recommended to give a green vegetable. In infancy, cabbage is poorly absorbed. It causes an upset, colic, flatulence in the intestines. Pain begins, the child does not sleep well. The same goes for nursing mothers. During lactation, it is better to refrain from consuming Peking so that there are no health problems for the baby.
The product is introduced from two years old gradually in small portions of not more than 50 g per day. The first time they give one leaf, after dousing it with boiling water. If there are no problems, give a fresh leaf, then gradually add the number of leaflets.
Children often suffer from acute respiratory infections, acute respiratory viral infections, influenza, tonsillitis. Vitamin C helps fight infection. Calcium is involved in the formation of the bones of the child. At this age, the child grows intensively, not only vitamins are needed, but also minerals for the growing organism. In addition, the plant raises appetite. And parents are faced with a constant problem: how to feed a child?
Beijing consumption in old age
Elderly people need the prevention of diseases of the brain, gastrointestinal tract, heart. They are often prone to colds and various pathologies. Ascorbic acid, calcium and other components of the vegetable will help maintain the immune system and prevent complications. Pekingka relieves puffiness on the body and serves as a prophylactic for atherosclerosis.
Harm and contraindications
Cabbage does not combine with dairy products. Combining them leads to an upset bowel. With exacerbated pancreatitis, you should discard the salad.
It is necessary to consult a doctor before eating people:
- with acidic stomach;
- with stomach ulcers and bleeding;
- during exacerbation of colitis, duodenitis;
- with poisoning and acute intestinal infections.
Safe for humans cabbage - grown in your own garden. Peking purchased at the supermarket can be saturated with nitrates and pesticides. Most often, it is delivered from abroad, and the content of harmful substances increases the shelf life.
What to cook from cabbage
Not only in China boasts a variety of dishes from Beijing cabbage. In national cuisine there are more than a dozen recipes with the addition of Chinese salad. Salads, cabbage rolls, pickled cabbage, kimchi, cabbage, soup, stuffed salad - the list goes on. Peking bread is boiled, steamed, stewed, fried, baked in the oven.
Pickled chinese cabbage
For 6 servings you will need:
- cabbage - 0.5 kg;
- carrot - 150 g;
- garlic - 3-4 cloves;
- coriander - ½ teaspoon;
- vegetable oil - 60 ml;
- vinegar - 1 tbsp. l;
- salt - 1 tbsp. l;
- sugar - 1 tsp.
Cooking:
- coarsely chopped head;
- grate the carrots on a coarse grater;
- chop finely garlic;
- mix all components, add coriander;
- prepare the marinade: oil, vinegar, salt, sugar;
- pour hot marinade into the salad, stir;
- after cooling, refrigerate for 7 hours.
Kimchi korean dish
Products:
- 2 heads of cabbage;
- salt - 1 cup;
- water - 1.8 l;
- garlic and hot peppers (to taste);
Recipe:
- cut Chinese salad into 4 parts, put in a pan, pour with salt, pour water, leave for a day in a warm room;
- rinse leaves under running water;
- chop the garlic and pepper, or scroll in a meat grinder;
- anoint each leaf with pepper and garlic;
- leave to brew 24 hours;
- send to the cold, enough 3 days;
- Before serving kimchi, cut into 2 cm slices.
Smoked breast soup
Ingredients:
- smoked brisket - 1 l;
- cabbage - 250 g;
- potatoes - 3 pcs. medium;
- water - 1.3 l;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- Sweet pepper 1 PC.;
- garlic - 2-3 cloves;
- green peas - 80 g;
- butter - 30 g;
- olive oil - 3 tablespoons;
- salt and ground pepper to taste.
Step by step recipe:
- cut the brisket into cubes;
- pour olive oil and butter into a container with a thick bottom;
- fry the brisket for about 4-5 minutes;
- add chopped onion and garlic to the meat, fry for 5 minutes;
- peel and dice potatoes;
- transfer the potatoes to the pan, cook for 6 minutes;
- add chopped bell pepper, fry for another 3-4 minutes;
- pour in water, let it boil, cook until potatoes are boiled;
- chop cabbage, add to soup;
- add green peas, salt, pepper, boil for 7-10 minutes.
Celery salad
Shredded Beijing 50 g mixed with 20 g chopped lettuce. Add chopped petiole celery 30 g. Add a quarter of a can of pickled bean sprouts, paprika, coriander, black pepper. Pour 5-7 ml of lemon juice, 70 ml of sesame oil.
Canned Tuna Salad
Products: canned tuna, fresh cucumber, cabbage leaves, dill, parsley, mustard (French). Cut vegetables and greens, add tuna, mix, season with mustard.
Color salad
Chopped carrots, chinese cabbage, cucumber, put canned corn, season with olive oil.
Reviews
Olga 34 years old, Kostroma
For two years now, I have included Beijing cabbage in my diet daily. I am prone to overweight, so a healthy vegetable helps to cope with the problem. I followed a diet, I made dishes so that a Chinese salad came in, I lost 7 kg. Thanks to him, I am not gaining extra pounds now.
I buy Beijing 2-3 times a week, there were problems with the intestines, now everything is working out. The wife comes up with different recipes, cabbage becomes very tasty, we eat the whole family.
I don’t buy Beijing cabbage, I grow it myself. I sow seeds twice a season: in May and July. I prepare a delicious salad for the winter in the marinade, cook the first dishes, make fresh salads. When the harvest is good, I share cabbage with a neighbor.
At a low calorie content, thanks to fiber, a Chinese vegetable quickly saturates the body and does not quickly absorb carbohydrates and fats. For a long time a person feels full. In cosmetology, Beijing makes anti-aging masks, lotions. They remove fine wrinkles, relieve irritation, and pass a rash on the skin. The benefits of green vegetables are huge, but everywhere you need to know the measure, and you need to use it in limited quantities.
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