Bomdong

{{Short description|Type of early spring cabbage}} {{Italic title}} {{Infobox cultivar | name = Bomdong | image = Bomdong cabbage.jpg | image_caption = | species = ''Brassica rapa'' | group = Pekinensis group | cultivar = Bomdong | origin = | module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto | child = yes | hangul = 봄@동 | ipa = {{ipa|pom.t͈oŋ}} }} }}

'''''Bomdong''''' ({{Korean|hangul=봄동}}), also known as spring cabbage, is a hardy cabbage with tough, sweet leaves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stdweb2.korean.go.kr/search/View.jsp?idx=517601|script-title=ko:봄동|website=Standard Korean Dictionary|publisher=National Institute of Korean Language|access-date=14 January 2017|archive-date=16 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116163735/http://stdweb2.korean.go.kr/search/View.jsp?idx=517601|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/the_korea_foundation/docs/koreana_spring_2014__english_/78|title=Bom Namul, Fragrant Vegetables for Early Spring Table|last=Ye|first=Jong-suk|date=30 May 2014|publisher=Korea Foundation|newspaper=Koreana|volume=28|page=78|access-date=14 January 2017}}</ref> The leaves of bomdong, unlike those of regular napa cabbages, fall to the sides, giving the plant a flat shape. This cabbage is primarily used in the making of kimchi and salads. 70% of the bomdong grown in Korea comes from South Jeolla province, near Haenam and Jindo.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2015-02-12 |title=Bomdong: early spring cabbage · bburi kitchen |url=http://bburikitchen.com/bomdong-early-spring-cabbage |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=bburi kitchen |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Growth == Bomdong is picked between January and March.<ref name=":0" /> During growth, they spread out like a flower.<ref>{{Cite web |last=JinJoo |date=2022-02-06 |title=9 Korean Vegetables to Grow in Your Garden This Spring |url=https://kimchimari.com/korean-vegetables-to-grow-in-your-garden-this-spring/ |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=Kimchimari |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Culinary use == In Korea, bomdong is made into ''geotjeori'' (fresh kimchi).

<gallery> File:Mujeon and bomdong-jeon.jpg|''Bomdong-jeon'' (pan-fried bomdong) and ''Mujeon'' (pan-fried radish) </gallery>

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Category:Asian vegetables Category:Brassica Category:Cabbage Category:Food plant cultivars Category:Korean vegetables Category:Leaf vegetables