# Iceberg lettuce - what the heck? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [February 22, 2022, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceberg-lettuce-what-the-heck/959906 "2022-02-22T03:37:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceberg-lettuce-what-the-heck/959906/61 "2022-02-24T07:48:46Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Yes. That’s part of it. It all mixes in your mouth. Basically, take a vertical slice, and you have a layer of blue cheese dressing, bacon, and some tomato, and a big layer of iceberg that so satisfyingly crunches leaf by leaf under your teeth as you chew. The mouthfeel is part of the enjoyment, at least for me, of a wedge salad. Interesting. I am a fan of heterogeneity myself, but the example of wedge salad I encountered was more like something that just hadn’t been prepared for eating, but was rather just piled in a heap on the plate. Could be I just got a terrible example of the type, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceberg-lettuce-what-the-heck/959906/62 "2022-02-26T15:22:17Z")
My wife is like the Princess and the Pea when it comes to iceberg lettuce- if there’s just the tiniest shred of iceberg in her sandwich, she can taste it and it immediately ruins the sandwich for her. She pointed out, years ago, that iceberg kind of tastes like dirt, and now I can’t stop tasting it, either. If we’re going to have greens, we both insist on romaine, arugula, or spinach. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceberg-lettuce-what-the-heck/959906/63 "2022-02-26T16:22:43Z")
I can’t recall seeing buttercrunch lettuce in the supermarket, just Bibb, which to me is small, limp and devoid of taste. Maybe I should try growing buttercrunch this year. > **[Lettuce, Buttercrunch](https://www.burpee.com/lettuce-buttercrunch-prod000735.html)** > > HEIRLOOM. Extremely popular lettuce with luscious, buttery texture. The classic looseleaf varieties such as Black-Seeded Simpson are both tasteless and a pain to wash. ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceberg-lettuce-what-the-heck/959906/64 "2022-02-27T05:02:15Z")
Wedge salad, such a throwback to the 50’s and 60’s and my grandfather’s favorite when we went out to eat. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceberg-lettuce-what-the-heck/959906/65 "2022-02-27T05:05:30Z")
You are correct sir: > **[Iceberg Lettuce Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits](https://www.verywellfit.com/does-iceberg-lettuce-have-any-nutritional-value-2506266)** > > One cup of shredded iceberg lettuce (72g) provides 69 calories, 0.6g of protein, 2g of carbohydrates, and 0.1g of fat. Iceberg lettuce is a good source of vitamin K, fiber, and potassium. _## Iceberg Lettuce Nutrition Facts_ _One cup of shredded iceberg lettuce (72g) provides 10 calories, 0.6g of protein, 2g of carbohydrates, and 0.1g of fat. Iceberg lettuce is a good source of vitamin K, fiber, and potassium. The following nutrition information is provided by the USDA.1_ > [@Cardigan](#): > > Lettuce is such an easy undemanding vegetable to grow, takes up very little space, and in terms of flavor, well, there really is no comparison between iceberg lettuce purchased at the grocery store that was harvested, wrapped, and shipped two weeks ago, with the dozens of varieties of delicious leaf lettuce one can grow fresh in their own back yard. While all this is true, many, many gardens pests love lettuce. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceberg-lettuce-what-the-heck/959906/66 "2022-02-27T12:29:43Z")
My mother used to serve where salad sometimes. I ate it bare, just the wedge of iceberg lettuce. It was by far my favorite salad. (Why no, i am not a salad fan as an adult.) I lived the crunch, and the mild, palate-cleansing taste iyf iceberg lettuce. You eat it with a fork and knife. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceberg-lettuce-what-the-heck/959906/67 "2022-02-27T19:47:40Z")
I enjoy a Chef salad (for lunch) made with Iceberg lettuce, Romaine lettuce, ham, sliced eggs, grated cheese, carrots and cucumbers. Ranch Dressing. I prefer Iceberg lettuce with just a little Romaine in my salads. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceberg-lettuce-what-the-heck/959906/68 "2022-02-28T15:30:42Z")
I had a house salad at a restaurant yesterday. It contained a couple different kinds of looseleaf lettuce, small chunks of iceberg lettuce, cherry tomatoes, Kalamata olives, pumpkin seeds and hearts of palm. Pretty tasty, and the iceberg supplied necessary crunch. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceberg-lettuce-what-the-heck/959906/69 "2022-02-28T15:37:01Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > iceberg kind of tastes like dirt, and now I can’t stop tasting it, either. If we’re going to have greens, we both insist on romaine, arugula, or spinach. All three of those taste more like dirt (especially spinach) to me than iceberg. I like crunch and juiciness in a sandwich, and sometimes I don’t want something competing with the other tastes. Iceberg is perfect for that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iceberg-lettuce-what-the-heck/959906.md?page=3)