In this lively book, Meg Muckenhoupt traces cabbage's culinary paradox, exploring the cultural and chemical basis for its smelly reputation and enduring popularity.

Table of Contents

• 1. Cabbage in the Garden of Eden
• 2. The Cabbage of Fact and Dreams
• 3. The Older the Better
• 4. The Food of the People (and Their Cows)
• 5. Our Cabbage, Right or Wrong
• 6. The Future of Cabbage
• Recipes
• Select Bibliography
• Websites and Associations
• Acknowledgements