The origin of Hongshan cabbage is Hongshan District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province.

Hongshan cabbage sprouts are about twice as thick as ordinary red cabbage sprouts, with purple-red skin and a thin layer of wax powder on the surface, which is said to protect the cabbage sprouts. Its leaves are large and heart-shaped, while those of ordinary red cabbage leaves are lanceolate, with narrow and pointed leaves. After tasting it, the reporter found that the taste of Hongshan sprouts is obviously sweeter, and can even be peeled and eaten directly as fruit.

One characteristic of Hongshan cabbage sprouts is that they grow with flowers. During the bolting process, the top stamens of the cabbage sprouts will bloom simultaneously with yellow flowers. When the yellow flowers are in full bloom, the sprouts are ripe and taste the most tender. Hongshan cabbage has a high vitamin C content, and is also high in calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc and other mineral elements, so Hongshan cabbage is rich in nutrients; because it contains anthocyanins, it also has antioxidant effects.

Other aspects

In order to maintain the quality of Hongshan sprouts, artificial selection is used to select plant types with excellent properties for planting. Organic fertilizers are applied, and the water source is below 6 meters underground. of mineral water. When mature, the root diameter of cabbage sprouts becomes larger and the sugar content is higher than that of ordinary cabbage sprouts, so it is also delicious when eaten raw.

Xu Yan, executive general manager of Wuhan Ziyong Hongshan Cabbage Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., said: From rhizomes to leaves to flowers, the cabbage here can make many dishes. For example, the rhizome can be eaten raw or cold, the middle part of the cauliflower can be fried with shrimps or bacon, and the cauliflower flowers can be fried. The leaves of cabbage sprouts can also be steamed and eaten. A Hongshan cabbage sprout is full of treasures.