How to Use napa cabbage in a Sentence

napa cabbage

noun
  • Here, the corn gets grilled along with sweet onion and tender napa cabbage.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Served on bed of pineapple and napa cabbage slaw.
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Some people opt to line with cheesecloth, or napa cabbage leaves, too.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Ground pork, water chestnuts, cilantro, sesame oil and napa cabbage.
    — Gil Young, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Napa cabbage would also make an excellent base for the slaw.
    — Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Do not overlook the shrimp and pork dumplings, swimming with napa cabbage and bits of guanciale in a pork-rich broth.
    — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2018
  • Ten large aluminum bowls filled with napa cabbages flecked with red pepper rest on my grandmother’s kitchen floor.
    — Lauren Kim, The Mercury News, 21 June 2019
  • Napa cabbage is an option, just note that the leaves are thinner, more tender and apt to wilt more than green cabbage.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Crisp, frilly mizuna tastes like a cross between napa cabbage and mustard greens and comes in a green or red variety.
    — Maya Wong, Sunset Magazine, 17 Mar. 2020
  • For more texture in salads and stir fries, experiment with savoy and napa cabbages.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Napa cabbage is more tender and milder than other cabbage varieties.
    — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Start with the basic curry ($11), which comes with white rice, shredded cabbage and napa cabbage pickles.
    — Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Toss with choice of napa cabbage and scallions, purple cabbage, carrots and onion, or cucumbers and radishes.
    — Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Bodegas stock Asian vegetables, including bok choy, taro root and napa cabbage.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2022
  • It's made by fermenting vegetables, such as napa cabbage and Korean radish.
    — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Chinese broccoli, pea greens, an Asian variety of mustard greens, and baby napa cabbage for just 68 cents a pound.
    — Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Sometimes bean sprouts, usually Napa cabbage.
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 May 2026
  • This tongbaechu kimchi, made with whole napa cabbage, is a wonderful way to witness firsthand the magic of preservation by salting.
    — New York Times, 13 June 2022
  • In the fall, her grandmother’s neighborhood of mostly older women came together to make kimchi out of hundreds of pounds of napa cabbage.
    — Eric Kim, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Seventy more days in the crock turns the napa cabbage into something altogether different.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019
  • On offer that day were fish tacos with shredded napa cabbage, pineapple salsa and a tangy Greek yogurt sauce on a whole grain tortilla, served with a side of cilantro lime rice and lentil stew.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 23 May 2026
  • Perhaps my version today is also inspired by family hot pot meals, where chunks of napa cabbage and taro root were left to simmer in the bubbling pot while other delicacies were quickly dipped.
    — Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The same gochugaru, or red-pepper powder, that stains crimson a head of napa cabbage kimchi is also used in other banchan, various dressed salads called muchims and uplifting jorims, or braises.
    — New York Times, 13 June 2022
  • Studies show that warmer weather brought about by climate change is now threatening these crops, so much so that South Korea might not be able to grow napa cabbage one day due to the intensifying heat.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Komodo chicken salad is a gigantic appetizer, a big bowl brimming with tender chicken breast, Napa cabbage and crunchy wontons with a sesame dressing.
    — Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
  • There are more than 400 varieties of cabbage, but green cabbage, red (purple) cabbage, and napa cabbage (also known as Chinese cabbage) are the most popular.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
  • While napa cabbage kimchi is the most common version in American grocery stores, just about any crunchy vegetable—such as daikon radishes, shredded carrots, and cucumbers—can be fermented and used the same way.
    — Christina Chaey, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Feb. 2026
  • And like other cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cauliflower, napa cabbage contains compounds that may help reduce cancer risk.
    — Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2020
  • The team plants by seasonality, and this fall, broccolini, napa cabbage, beets, snap peas and watermelon radish are particularly popular.
    — Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Kimchi is a traditional Korean dish made by fermenting vegetables, usually napa cabbage or radish, with seasonings like garlic, chili flakes, ginger, and salted seafood.
    — Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2025

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