“I’m going to cook a whole head of cabbage in a bath of coconut milk…. you want it to open up like a little lotus.”
Trust Padma Lakshmi to make the boring cabbage sound so gourmet. The Top Chef host recently posted a throwback Instagram video of her cooking this braised cabbage dish that gained viral fame last year. Now that Pinterest has crowned cabbage the ‘it’ vegetable of 2026, it’s on bags, Burberry campaigns, and influencer timelines. Social media is bursting with healthy stir-fries, soups, and caramelised ‘cabbage steaks’.