The spicy pesticide did not cause the plants to taste peppery.
Good! I was going to ask whether the pesticide won't affect the taste of your vegetables. Those caterpillars are the same colour as the leaves, haha! What a camouflage. I'm glad you saved your cabbages and these pictures are stunning!
!CTP
Many thanks @kemmyb and for dropping by via ListNerrds Yes I found them and kindly removed them. Planting cabbage on my balcony is an experiment but I would like it to succeed and not just become caterpillar fodder. :-)