What does Rødkål actually look like when it doesnt come in a glass

One of the stranger things Danes eat for Christmas is Rødkål, it always comes in a glas ( or a bucket actualy) and is some kind of pickled cabbage. The glass looks something like this:



And can be bought in almost everywhere in Denmark(I have seen it often on gas stations also).

But the strange thing ( or embarrassing thing) is that I never actually thought about how the vegetable looks like, until I was standing in a supermarket here in Italy, looking for one. Before you get any ideas, I should mention that I know that milk comes from the cows, and that eggs is from the chickens, but I have realised that several foods that I took for granted in Denmark, I have no idea how to make them.

So back to the red cabbage (as Rødkål is called in english (cavolo rosso in italian) looks like this:




Picture taken when I found some in a supermarket, when I was in Denmark last. I discussed the matter with my local greengrocer here at the local markedet. He have promised that I can get some, if I just ask a bit around, cause he didn't have any.