# Foods that are great (or not) really because of texture, not taste. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 2, 2010, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-great-or-not-really-because-of-texture-not-taste/552362 "2010-09-02T08:10:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-great-or-not-really-because-of-texture-not-taste/552362/61 "2010-09-03T23:34:33Z")
> [@laina\_f](#): > > The ultimate texture food is lettuce. Little to no taste, but the texture can turn a ho-hum sandwich into a delight. My hubby _does not_ understand my love of iceberg lettuce. He says “There’s no nutritional value! It’s mostly water!” That _is_ true, of course. But if you have some nice, fresh, crisp iceberg lettuce, mixed with the textures of crispy bacon, slightly chewy hard-cooked eggs, shredded sharp cheddar, some crunchy croutons, and some nice full-fat slightly lumpy bleu cheese, and you’ve got a delightful texture combo on a plate! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-great-or-not-really-because-of-texture-not-taste/552362/62 "2010-09-03T23:55:26Z")
> [@limegreen](#): > > I adore the velvety sweet silkiness of tongue – and you’re supposed to peel the tastebud layer off!\ I try to be somewhat adventurous in my food eating, but I draw the line at foods that have to have tastebuds peeled off. And sea bugs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-great-or-not-really-because-of-texture-not-taste/552362.md?page=3)