Southern Fried Cabbage

In nearly every French province, cabbage is the mainstay of the peasants, who live chiefly on this vegetable, even though it has little nourishment, is windy, and spreads an evil odor.

–Alexander Dumas, Le Grand Dictionnaire de Cuisine

Cabbage is the mainstay of the proletariat in all the cooler regions of the world, and, as Dumas admits, was venerated by the ancients. Pickled cabbage (sauerkraut) was invented by the C