Why do northerners hoard a lot of Chinese cabbage in winter?

An old saying "A hundred dishes are not as good as cabbage" proves the position of cabbage in the minds of northerners.

Winter in the north is cold and long. In the past, vegetable planting technology was underdeveloped, and people could only eat a limited number of vegetables in winter. At this time, prolific Chinese cabbage has become the best choice for people.

Moreover, compared with winter storage vegetables such as potatoes and radishes, Chinese cabbage is eaten in a variety of ways, and it is also cold-resistant. If you look after it carefully, you can eat it next spring.

Now that logistics is developed, the means of keeping vegetables fresh are more and more advanced. There is no need to hoard cabbage for the winter any more.

But for northerners, hoarding cabbage has become a special sense of ceremony in winter.