<Tr> <Th> Cultivar group </Th> <Td> Pekinensis Group </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Origin </Th> <Td> China, before the 15th century </Td> </Tr> <P> Napa or nappa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp . pekinensis or Brassica rapa Pekinensis Group) is a type of Chinese cabbage originating near the Beijing region of China, and is widely used in East Asian cuisine . Since the 20th century, it is also a widespread crop in Europe, America and Australia . In much of the world, this is the vegetable referred to as "Chinese cabbage". In Australia it is referred to as' wombok' . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Regional names </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Napa cabbages </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chinese name </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Chinese </Th> <Td> 大 白菜 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Literal meaning </Th> <Td> big white vegetable </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hanyu Pinyin </Th> <Td> dàbáicài </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wade--Giles </Th> <Td> ta - pai - ts'ai </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Cantonese name </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Traditional Chinese </Th> <Td> 紹 菜 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Yale Romanization </Th> <Td> siuh choi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Jyutping </Th> <Td> siu coi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Korean name </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hangul </Th> <Td> 배추 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Revised Romanization </Th> <Td> baechu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> McCune--Reischauer </Th> <Td> paech'u </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Japanese name </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Kanji </Th> <Td> 白菜 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hiragana </Th> <Td> はくさい </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Revised Hepburn </Th> <Td> hakusai </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Is napa cabbage the same as chinese cabbage