Salt-massaged cabbage with garlic and sesame oil

Pull off any wilting outer leaf, halve the cabbage and chop it into pieces, said as '3 1/4-ish pieces' (as transcribed); they need not be exact.

Salt heavily with kosher salt, half a teaspoon per three ounces, tossing and squeezing to bruise the cabbage until it looks bruised and the salt dissolves into the exuded moisture.

Let sit 15 minutes for the salt to draw water out.

Cover with water and swirl two or three times to remove the excess salt.

Dress with minced garlic, sesame oil and a pinch of sugar and toss.