2012年2月12日星期日

Where did the term 'cabbage heading' come from?

I'm fairly sure it's a Star Trek fandom thing, the term used to describe dialogue where technical processes or plot details are explained to one character(who probably already knows, or at least should) by another, purely for the benefit of the audience. They also use it a hell of a lot on CSI. I want to include it in an essay, can anyone point me to a reference? Google fails me.
Where did the term 'cabbage heading' come from?
"Cabbage Head" is a term used in Israel to refer to an individual who doesn't use his intelligence properly. It's bad P.R. for a really great vegetable. It's low in calories, an excellent source of vitamin C and dietary fiber, and it appears to lower the risk of certain types of cancer.



As a food, cabbage is kind of neutral. It allows you to dress it up with caraway or dress it down with mayonnaise and sour cream. It can be spicy, sweet or savory, according to your liking.



Cabbage tends to get invited to all the functions. Dressed as coleslaw, it really brings back memories: picnics, parties, corned beef sandwiches, and barbecues. Coleslaw is easy, quick, travels well and needs no cooking. Traditional coleslaw can get a little too routine, and from a good cook you can expect to find some creativity. I found that when I started looking, the alternatives were endless. Each type of slaw provides the same benefits as the traditional ones.
Reply:In French, the word for 'head' is used to describe a cabbage by name. Thus we eventually came to cabbage-head : -



cabbage Definition in the Food Dictionary at Epicurious.com

The word cabbage is a derivation of the French word caboche , a colloquial term

for "head." The cabbage family — of which Brussels sprouts, broccoli, ...

http://www.epicurious.com/tools/fooddict...



Cabbage heading seems to be a study of cabbages, possibly originating in China - as in Chinese Leaves - a variety of cabbage commonly grown in China.



CABBAGE (Brassica oleracea (L.) capitata t.)

knol-kohl and chinese cabbage (heading and non-heading):. 1. Eligibility

requirementsfor certification .... For chinese cabbage (heading %26amp; non-heading): ...

http://seednet.gov.in/Material/Minimum_S...

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