Hetao Chinese Cabbage

Hetao Chinese Cabbage

　　Hetao Chinese cabbage is mostly of the heading type, with a growing period of 90 days and an average plant height of 45 centimeters. It features tightly packed heads, a high ratio of usable vegetable, and excellent quality, making it suitable for cooking, stir-frying, pickling, cold mixing, and use as a filling. Pickled Chinese cabbage is the main ingredient in Hetao’s sour stewed dish, known for its affordability and distinctive local flavor—it is one of the most beloved home-style dishes among the people of Hetao. The entire league plants an average of about 17,000 mu of commercial Chinese cabbage annually, with yields of around 9,000 kilograms per mu, and high-yield fields can reach over 10,000 kilograms. (Linhe)