Nice to see Vegetables being honoured

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Wed Nov 15, 12:13 PM ET

 

 

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters) - Authorities in a Bosnian town plan to

build a giant monument to the cabbage to honour their most important

produce.

 

Cabbage is a favourite winter staple in the Balkans, cooked or

pickled in a variety of ways to deliver precious vitamin C through

the dark months.

 

" Our region is famous for cabbage. We very much appreciate this

vegetable, " said Goran Peric, the director of the tourist association

in the northeastern town of Bijeljina.

 

Peric said the monument to the humble plant would be erected in time

for the next Cabbage-Fest, traditionally held in November. " We shall

all support this idea, " he told Reuters.

 

Bijeljina cabbage used to sell across the former Yugoslav federation

but lost its market after Croatia, Macedonia and Bosnia declared

independence and war broke out.