noun
baby Chinese cabbage; wawasai cabbage
A small variety of Chinese cabbage, often used in salads, stir-fries, and hot pot. The name comes from Chinese wáwacài.
from Chinese wáwacài
See also: 白菜
娃々菜はサラダにすると甘みがあって美味しい。
Baby Chinese cabbage is sweet and delicious in salads.
鍋に娃々菜を入れて煮込んだ。
I added baby Chinese cabbage to the hot pot and simmered it.
白菜 is the standard large Chinese cabbage, while 娃々菜 is a smaller, sweeter variety.
From Chinese 娃娃菜 (wáwacài), literally 'baby cabbage'. The Japanese reading わわさい is a direct adaptation of the Chinese pronunciation.