The importance of vegetables to the common people is illustrated by accounts from 16th-century Germany stating that many peasants ate sauerkraut from three to four times a day.
Pentingnya sayuran bagi masyarakat umum digambarkan dalam laporan dari Jerman pada abad ke-16 yang menyatakan bahwa banyak petani yang makan sauerkraut 3 - 4 kali sehari.