coleslaw- A question for the american

[Gizzmoe]

Originally Posted by mapuc

So here are my next question

-What is the original Coleslaw made of?

People probably made the first coleslaw 500+ years ago, so it´s hard to say what the original recipe was. It likely hasn´t much in common with the coleslaw we eat today, except for the cabbage. If they had salt and wanted a sour taste they needed to slightly ferment it.

I guess the recipe that comes closest to the "original" coleslaw is the one I´ve posted, minus the oil, pepper and caraway seeds.