Stir-fried Asian cabbage is a culinary revelation that defies expectations. While raw cabbage might seem unappealing due to its bitterness, once stir-fried, it becomes an extraordinary gastronomic ...

But with cabbage now over three times more expensive ... and rising transport costs have also created a perfect storm for Japanese restaurants. Japan saw a record 894 restaurant bankruptcies ...

cabbage Parm and yamitsuki (Japanese “addictive” cabbage). By Melissa Clark Ham El-Waylly’s brown butter bucatini with charred cabbage.Credit...Christopher Testani for The New York Times.

"This is a really good cabbage dish. In Japanese, It is described as addictive or yamitsuki," Hetty wrote in the caption of her Instagram post. "Lately I’ve been eating this a lot at restaurants ...

But with cabbage now over three times more expensive ... and rising transport costs have also created a perfect storm for Japanese restaurants. Japan saw a record 894 restaurant bankruptcies ...

Japan's much-loved "tonkatsu" pork cutlets come with a mound of freshly shredded cabbage, but a surge in the price of the humble vegetable has prompted chef Katsumi Shinagawa to skimp on servings.