Darina Allen: Think you hate cabbage? These recipes will make you fall in love with it

Cabbage recipes to convert ardent haters

All cultures that have cabbage and potatoes put them together in some form. In Ireland we have colcannon, in England Bubble and Squeak but the Scottish version is called Rumbledethumps.

What is it about cabbage that so many people are sniffy about? Even in winter when it’s at its very best, it seems to rank even lower than potatoes on the popularity scales.

I ADORE cabbage in all its forms, despite the best efforts of my boarding school to put me off cabbage for life.