# Why "Iceberg" Lettuce?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [July 7, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-iceberg-lettuce/1020588 "2025-07-07T12:39:39Z")\
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> [@Mangetout](#):
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> Vegetable variety names get a lot weirder than ‘iceberg’. Why are these radishes called ‘French Breakfast’? They are not a thing commonly eaten for breakfast in France.

We had a thread on this, don’t see it resolved anything - but I’ll just note things aren’t usually called _demonym thing_ by the people using that demonym. So them being French radishes but eaten for breakfast elsewhere makes sense.

> [@"French breakfast radishes" -- do French people really eat them for breakfast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-breakfast-radishes-do-french-people-really-eat-them-for-breakfast/983302):
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> I’ve always wondered about that name. It they do eat them for breakfast, um… how?

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