Chinese cabbage (Taisai) - Brassica rapa var. chinensis

Japanese: タイサイ(体菜) - タイサイ(英語表記)Brassica rapa var. chinensis
Chinese cabbage (Taisai) - Brassica rapa var. chinensis
It is an annual or biennial plant of the Brassicaceae family, and is a variety of rapeseed. Native to China, it was imported to Japan during the Meiji period and is cultivated mainly in Hokkaido and the Tohoku region. It is also called Shakushina and has many varieties. It does not form a head like cabbage or Chinese cabbage, and its leaves are generally ladle-shaped, with well-developed, thick, white petioles. It has a unique flavor when pickled, and is widely used.

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Japanese:
アブラナ科の一年草または二年草で,アブラナのうちの一つの変種である。中国原産で,日本には明治年間に輸入され,主として北海道や東北地方に栽培される。シャクシナとも呼ばれ,多数の品種がある。キャベツやハクサイのように結球せず,葉は全体として杓子状で,葉柄がよく発達し太くて白い。漬物にすると独特の風味があり広く利用される。

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