During my travels in Nicaragua I was struck by the difference in eating habits between here and there. I realized how obsessed we seem to be with variety in our diet. I suppose it's a privilege of our wealth, and has become part of our culture. Those strict meat and potato eaters would argue with me probably, but relative to Nicaraguans, they eat quite a lot of variety as well.
A typical meal in Nicaragua is Gallo Pinto (rice and beans mixed together), fried plantains, a bit of cabbage-based salad, and fried chicken if you can afford it. You probably can't get much cheaper than that.
Upon returning to privileged Canada, I have decided to experiment with some basic, cheap foods in an effort to eat even more cheaply than I already do. The current experiment is with cabbage, which is filled with vitamins and will apparently ward off all kinds of cancers. I made a huge cole slaw with a vinaigrette dressing, and it's quite good. I initially put in way too much onion, and had to dilute that taste with more cabbage, so I've been eating it for quite a number of days now.
Any other ideas for cabbage?
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Finely shredded cabbage (I do mine in the food processor, but a good knife works just fine too) is really excellent on anything you'd use shredded lettuce on. It's AWESOME on tacos.
It's also really good on hot dogs. That's how they serve them in Guatemala--did you ever try them?
And of course there's sauerkraut, which is super healthy! M. makes a version of choucroute sometimes.
hey capn' court!
There's a recipe in the Moosewood new classics cookbook (available at many libraries!) for a cabbage and egg noodle concoction... I think it's called Noodles Kugel. It's really tasty. Can give you some wicked farts though. Depends, I suppose, whether you consider that a bonus or a downside. Maybe I'll put the recipe on a postcard and send it to you!
:)
Sheena
I had a slaw at Rebar the other day that used cilantro in the mix. Quite tasty.
We use cabbage most often in borscht. Beets are good for you too!
And good on you for giving cabbage a try. I was just reading a book about diet cancer prevention and they lauded the cabbage family.
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