# When someone says Cabbage pocket you think of: **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 26, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946 "2011-06-26T21:41:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/1 "2011-06-26T21:41:29Z")
So this came from another random conversation. What does the term “cabbage pocket” make you think of, if there is an ethnic association with it for you like your(German,Polish,Russian, Jewish) Granma used to make them please add it. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/2 "2011-06-26T21:51:35Z")
Why the hell would anyone eat cabbage in bread? Blech. (Unless as part of coleslaw.) ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/3 "2011-06-26T21:54:48Z")
I would assume it refers to some version of stuffed cabbage, which is usually ground meat + filler in cabbage with some sauce on top. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/4 "2011-06-26T22:08:13Z")
If I think of anything at all it’s a cabbage in someone’s trouser/shirt pocket. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/5 "2011-06-26T22:10:49Z")
Cabbage rolls, or something like them. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/6 "2011-06-26T22:13:21Z")
This is possibly the first time I have seen those two words together. Do I vote other? ---
**Author:** ![Cleophus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@Cleophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cleophus)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/7 "2011-06-26T22:17:30Z")
Other than “something I don’t want to eat”, I thought of a cabbage-based filling. For it to be a pocket, I think it needs to be bread. I’ve never heard stuffed peppers called “pepper pockets”, for instance. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/8 "2011-06-26T22:25:08Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > This is possibly the first time I have seen those two words together. > > Do I vote other? Ditto here. That’s what I did. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/9 "2011-06-26T22:36:09Z")
I think of Bierocks (or Runzas). Bierocks are delicious. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/10 "2011-06-26T22:43:27Z")
Runzas are a local favorite ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/11 "2011-06-26T22:47:20Z")
I guessed a bread pocket, not too far away from a pita pocket or some kind of pirazhok. Since you mention Polish, Russian etc. that’s definitely what I think, and it sounds good! Ma never made anything of the sort, so no anecdotes. I’ve had fabulous Russian food though. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/12 "2011-06-26T22:48:23Z")
If someone in real life ever said ‘cabbage pocket’ to me, I would now think of this thread. Previously I would think they were using a creative euphemism. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/13 "2011-06-26T22:51:26Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > This is possibly the first time I have seen those two words together. > > Do I vote other? Yes, given that “WTF?!?” was not an option, I picked “Something else” ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/14 "2011-06-26T23:05:01Z")
Never heard of it, but I guessed cabbage rolls before even seeing the option. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/15 "2011-06-26T23:17:36Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Yes, given that “WTF?!?” was not an option, I picked “Something else” Ditto. WTF is a cabbage pocket? I’m guessing some sort of cabbage roll, but it’s not a term I’ve ever encountered. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/16 "2011-06-26T23:18:51Z")
> [@SciFiSam](#): > > If someone in real life ever said ‘cabbage pocket’ to me, I would now think of this thread. Previously I would think they were using a creative euphemism. Actually, this is the first thing I thought of when I read the thread title, assuming it was some sort of slang for vulva. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/17 "2011-06-26T23:19:29Z")
First thing I thought of was the birth canal for a Cabbage Patch Doll. That’s because I’m sick in the head. After preview it seems I’m not the only one who’s sick in the head! ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/18 "2011-06-26T23:50:21Z")
If someone said the phrase “cabbage pocket” in front of me, I’d call in the orderlies to take him away. The fuck is a cabbage pocket? Sounds like something “Aqualung” would have in his coat… Joe ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/19 "2011-06-26T23:58:07Z")
No one has that ♫♪♫♪ _ **Hot Pockets!** _ ♫♪♫♪ jingle going through their head? I don’t even eat those things but I don’t know why food item + pocket freaks people out. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946/20 "2011-06-27T00:03:51Z")
Lesser than the Cabbage Belt, some areas and neighborhoods of the midwest have a Cabbage Pocket? ( Slavic Pop.) Hell if I know… never heard the term. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-says-cabbage-pocket-you-think-of/586946.md?page=2)