Salad weed
Our cafeteria has a decent salad bar. It offers the choice between two bins of lettuce. One is strictly iceberg and the other is a mixture of more-exotic kinds. I’m usually fill up on the latter and am generally pleased with the mix. There is one green, however, that I don’t understand at all (see picture). It has a faint bitter taste and the texture of a young shrub. What is this? Is this some sort of weed? Does anybody actually like this? I eat around these and a little pile is left at the end of my lunch.
rob adams posted on 2002-10-18 (source):
Hey, i like those particular greens. Here in the cold NorthEast zone you can buy a small shoesize box of organic "spring" salad mix... and those items are usually present, at about 10% of the content. And, i do like them. But, i also follow what i'd call a "default animal rule." If you crave it (food wise, mind you), you're body needs it. Kinda like those refugee kids in Europan orphanages who kept trying to eat dirt due to long-term mild subnutrition. So, i say, if you don't like it taste wise, you probably should avoid it; Perhaps your body already has enough of the nutritives it contains. .robPete Smith posted on 2002-10-29 (source):
If there is one thing I have learned in this lifetime, is that there is a fine line between "field greens" and "lawn clippings".Auntie Ga posted on 2002-11-03 (source):
Hi Just a note on strange weed. Dave and I recently attended a dinner party where the entire salad consisted of this lacey excuse for lettuce. It was a sad evening. Love, GaAuntie Ga posted on 2002-11-03 (source):
One more thing the proper name is frisee. I believe this is french for 'curley stuff'. Love, Gaalba posted on 2005-03-16 (source):
i'm french,and I wonder what do you mean when you say "weed"?for me,"weed" is marijuana,so,if I could have the answer....Mike posted on 2005-12-17 (source):
I think it is either called endive or chickory.brooke posted on 2006-10-18 (source):
hey io like weed a lot i cant have it anymore what do i do i crave it every day its so hard i got chought with it although my mom dont care