hispi
noun [ C or U ] UK uk/ˈhɪs.pi/ us/ˈhɪs.pi/ hispi or hispis (also hispi cabbage [ C or U, plural ] hispi greens)
尖头卷心菜
a type of small, pale green cabbage (= a leafy vegetable) with a pointed end
Hispi has a narrow, pointy head and is ideal for cooking or serving raw in salads. 尖头卷心菜的头窄而尖,非常适合烹饪或拌入色拉生吃。
The box included new potatoes, French beans, and a hispi cabbage. 盒子里有新土豆、菜豆、还有一棵尖头卷心菜。
Synonyms: pointed cabbagesweetheart cabbage
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- October is a good time to sow cabbages such as the pointed hispi.
- Cut the hispi in half, remove the core, and shred finely.
- For slaw I like to use hispi, a conical variety (aka sweetheart cabbage) with softer, greener leaves than its white cousins.
- A lamb cutlet was cooked pink and served with hispi cabbage.
- He heaped buttered hispi greens in the middle.