Abyssinian Cabbage (Brassica carinata)

Family: Brassicaceae or Cruciferae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Abyssinian cabbage, Brassica carinata, is a tropical erect plant that grows around 100 – 180 cm tall. It is a popular leaf crop in Africa and its seeds are used as relief from stomach aches. The stem is waxy, the leaves are light green and stalked, and the flower is yellow. Edible portions are the leaves, young stems, immature flowering stems, and seeds. The seed also produces edible oil that has many other uses. B.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Shoots, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

mild and pleasant cabbage flavour, the young growth can be cut finely and used in mixed salads, whilst older leaves are cooked like cabbage leaves. — Leaves and young stems - raw or cooked.; Used when up to 30cm tall.; A mild and pleasant cabbage flavour, the young growth can be cut finely and used in mixed salads, whilst older leaves are cooked like cabbage leaves.; Immature flowering stems - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

An occasional bird-sown alien on waste ground in Britain. (Zone 9)