Savoy Cabbage
This brassica has a traditional curly leaf with slightly stronger flavour than white or red cabbage.
Vegetable
Savoy Cabbage
Grower
Fresh Fields, Comber
Family
Brassica
(also includes: kale, broccoli, red cabbage, romanesco.)
Where to buy
Tesco, Sainsburys, Spar, Eurospar, Vivo, Vivoextra
Growing
In season
June – April
Best in season
August
How to grow
Likes good fertile land. When planting out, always cover with netting or stick twigs in between the plants to deter the pigeons.
Eating
Buying and storing tips
Best kept refrigerated.
Recipe inspiration
Fried off with bacon.
In pastas.
Braised and stuffed.
Health benefits
Rich in Vitamins C and K.