In article >, Andy <q> wrote:

> Kathleen said...
>
> > Goomba wrote:
> >
> >> Dimitri wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> >>> ...
> >>>
> >>>> James wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I know it's basically water and not much else but am I better off
> >>>>> eating it anyway?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> You're better off with something like Romaine lettuce,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> WHY?
> >>>
> >>> Dimitri
> >>
> >>
> >> Darker greens have more vitamins.
> >> To me iceberg is just something to eat for the coolness (that high water
> >> content) or crunch. I don't ever bother with it for flavor. Does it
> >> really have much of a flavor??
> >
> > Not much. Iceberg is an excuse to eat salad dressing.
>
>
> Iceburg only has it's place shredded for tacos, imho. Romaine, stripped of
> it's ribs serves well on sandwiches such as tuna salad or burgers or BLTs.
> Not as jaw breaking and softer chewing lettuce, it's only fault being it
> doesn't tear without a fight, ime.
>
> Andy

The shape of Romaine makes it handy to serve "stuffed". I'll often use
it now in place of celery sticks when in the mood. It makes for good
"boats".
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