Green Kohl (Brassica oleracea convar. acephala var. sabellica) belongs to the cross bloom plants (Brassicaceae). It is a typical winter vegetable, which prepares completely for the spinach is optically something similar. It concerns however a breed form of the Kohl (Brassica oleracea).

Further names

Regionally it also brown Kohl (for example in Braunschweig and Bremen) or Kraus Kohl is called. In Switzerland it well-known under the name feather/spring Kohl is. In the east of North Rhine-Westphalia it carries the beautiful, its stature describing name Lippi palm, far north Oldenburger or friesische palm.

Origin

The green Kohl is most similar from all common Kohl forms of the game form of the Kohl plant. Green Kohl has its origin probably in Greece. There 400 v. Chr become. a sheet Kohl described, which was designated later with the Romans than Sabellini Kohl. This Kohl is probably the forerunner of the today's green Kohl. Green Kohl ranked in the Roman kitchen among the delicate meals. Farmers, who cultivated green Kohl, often brought it thereby to prosperity. Typical cultivation areas today are central and Western Europe, North America and east as well as west Africa. In the north of Germany every year again the cities Bremen and Oldenburg argue about it, whose "speciality "the green Kohl now are. The of Bremen can prove the longest tradition, which celebrate since 1545 a public green Kohl meal. In Germany green Kohl on a surface is cultivated by approximately 10 km

Cultivation

Green Kohl is a kind of sheet Kohl. As is the case for all kinds of Kohl, except with cauliflower and Broccoli, in the second year blooms are formed. Large bloom conditions with many yellow blooms are driven out. After fertilization Schoten with many seeds develop.

Young plants can be pulled starting from May in the early patch. The soil should be well prepared and pH value to be neutral. In order to send to the Kohl during its growth sufficient food, to prepare the soil in the spring with compost and horn splinters. The green Kohl should show in the later year deficiency symptoms (e.g. by the yellow colouring of the sheets) is necessary an appropriate The young plants are set in a distance from 40x80 cm into the patch, is on a sufficient depth to respected, in order to prevent the infestation by the Kohlfliege. In the garden the green Kohl gets along excellently with neighbouring tomatoes, Stangenbohnen, spinach, Sellerie, Rhabarber, radish, picking and head salad, allium, cucumbers and peas. Less good neighbour cultures should be bulbs, other Kohl places, garlic or potatoes. As is the case for all kinds of Kohl also no green Kohl is to be cultivated, in order to prevent diseases on the same surface, on which kinds of Kohl were cultivated, several years.

Harvest

While the industrially processed green Kohl is already harvested starting from September, one waits with the own rearing up to the first frost. Green Kohl can be harvested the whole winter over, however bald frosts should be avoided starting from -10"° Celsius and more. A part of the strength contained in the green country is converted by the frost into sugars. In the industriellen agriculture that is artificially settled frosts after the harvest.

Parasits

Substantial damage know the green Kohl both the white fly, to which kohlweissling and the Kohlfliege cause. Feared illness is not those Kohl ago ever, which does not only destroy the present/immediate harvest, but cultivation of Kohl on the surface concerned for years makes impossible.

Preparation

Together with the white Kohl a special characteristic distinguishes the green Kohl: The high content of Vitamin C (100mg/100g) remains with the storage and also with the preparation, thus is these kinds of Kohl than Vitamin C donors partial particularly in the winter suitable. By the white Kohl one does not know these characteristics particularly with the healthy sauerkraut green Kohl must also longer time be cooked. He tastes Blanchiert quite also in the salad, which with strong flavours, as bacon, ham and bulbs may be refined. In the region Prignitz in Brandenburg finds the green Kohl also in the knee by Kohl use.

Spreading

In the Oldenburger country, in East Frisia and in further parts of Lower Saxony is operated a cult around this vegetable. There operate Kohl travels in the winter months associations, companies and other groups on roads, often combined with the regional-typical kinds of sport Bosseln and Klootschiessen. A typical court in Bremen and Lower Saxony is "Kohl and Pinkel "(green Kohl with a smoked In Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein one eats green Kohl traditionally with Kassler or Kohl sausage and roasting potatoes. In the Braunschweiger country, as well as in the Hildesheimer country is eaten "brown Kohl "with Bregenwurst.

In addition, in the remaining Lower Saxony and in Westphalia is green Kohl much likes. While it is rather unknown in Austria, one knows it in Switzerland under the designation feather/spring Kohl. In addition, in Baden-Wuerttemberg it applied long time as hare fodder, becomes increasingly estimated as tasty winter court. In the east of Germany he was cultivated as chicken fodder.

In the Netherlands boerenkool, green-Kohl-pots made of green Kohl and Kartoffeln, served with Gelderse rookworst smoking sausage) for instance the national winter court is stamppot.

In Denmark and in the southern resounding and (Sweden) green Kohl is a popular court to Christmas.

Society/politics

In many municipalities, in which green Kohl is cultivated, also Kohl kings are Particularly the city Oldenburg uses "the Defftig Ollnborger ten "in political Berlin for itself to recruit over annually and a politician as "Oldenburger Kohl king "to select. 1984 were for example Helmut Kohl green Kohl king in Bonn, Otto Schily in January 1999 in Berlin to the green Kohl king, Guido Westerwelle were 46. Oldenburger green Kohl king and Christian Wulff became on 24 January 2005 to 48. Green Kohl king selected. The city hopes that the king or the queen exerts themselves in their "term of office "for the interests of the city and these at least once officially visited.

Current green Kohl king is hay gene.

See also: Kitchen of Lower Saxony

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