lettuce ~ how do you get it

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Whiskey 7
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lettuce ~ how do you get it

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Just wondering how you obtain your lettuce?

Do you go for the original and best and "roll your own" (wash, break leaves off as required) or do you go and buy the pre-packaged stuff we are now seeing on the shelves in the supermarkets?

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10 points if you grow or pick your own from the filed btw :D

Just asking 'cause I have gone to buying the pre-packaged stuff :icon26:
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rabbit food :olo:
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Post by saturn »

I use fresh and pre-packed. Combine it with a nice vinagrette, Romana tomatoes, basil, rockett = yummie.

Simple Vinagrette:

- 2/3 extra virgin olive oil
- 1/3 red balsamico vinegar
- tablespoon Dijon mustard
- pepper, seasalt
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Post by phantasmagoria »

I buy Little Gem, it's much much nicer.

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Post by Mr.Magnetichead »

I grow my own in my garden.

I also grow strawberrys. Yummers.
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Dante wrote:rabbit food :olo:
Go back to cramming beef and cheese down your throat faggot.
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fuck the pre-packaged shite,
much prefer to get a 'hands on' approach to my fruit and veges thanks.
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i never buy pre-pack lettice.

i buy those huge 2.5 lb bags of popeye spinnach tho
it is about time!
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Post by Foo »

Pre-chopped lettuce, just like pre-grated bags of cheese, are laughable.
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lot of no0bs round here...
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why who what now?

enlighten this noob
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Fucking lol. Just spotted 'for chefs who take pride in their work'.

Is marketing all about telling the most obvious and blatant lie nowadays?
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yes we have a generic brand round here called "smart choice"

uuhh,, i'll take 2?
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Post by R00k »

Sometimes I buy a full head of lettuce - I like it better that way - but it usually goes bad before I can use it all, so it's more often the smaller servings.
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Post by shadd_ »

i've discovered fresh baby spinach salad. tastes pretty much the same as reg. lettuce but i hear it actually has some good stuff in it.

i tried that frisse(sp?) lettuce but it tastes like shit.
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Post by werldhed »

I never go for the pre-packaged stuff; those are rife with bacteria. The gf occassionally grows it herself, but I don't always have access to it. I go for romaine, boston, or baby spinich when I buy it.
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Post by Mr.Magnetichead »

shadd_ wrote:i've discovered fresh baby spinach salad. tastes pretty much the same as reg. lettuce but i hear it actually has some good stuff in it.

i tried that frisse(sp?) lettuce but it tastes like shit.
Spinnach is full of iron and oxidants.
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Post by Grudge »

I don't buy that pre-packaged stuff.
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Post by Tsakali_ »

shadd_ wrote:i've discovered fresh baby spinach salad. tastes pretty much the same as reg. lettuce but i hear it actually has some good stuff in it.

i tried that frisse(sp?) lettuce but it tastes like shit.
the worse it tastes the more like to have the vitamins you need
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Post by shadd_ »

Tsakali_ wrote:
shadd_ wrote:i've discovered fresh baby spinach salad. tastes pretty much the same as reg. lettuce but i hear it actually has some good stuff in it.

i tried that frisse(sp?) lettuce but it tastes like shit.
the worse it tastes the more like to have the vitamins you need
the fresh baby spinach tastes good though or rather a neutral taste.
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Post by PhoeniX »

Grow our own, though when that runs out just go for the original still-whole.
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Post by Grudge »

The only kind I buy in a bag is Ruccola, because that's the only way you can get it here.
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Post by Deathshroud »

Fresh Romain lettuce is great for salads.
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Post by Transient »

Foo wrote:Pre-chopped lettuce, just like pre-grated bags of cheese, are laughable.
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It costs twice as much, lasts half as long, and it only takes 30 seconds to cut up a head of lettuce anyway.
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Like that
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