history: i love me some Romaine Lettuce!
knowledge: Romaine or cos lettuce is a variety of lettuce (''Lactuca sativa'' L. var.
response: Neat! Did you know it's also called cos lettuce?
history: i love me some Romaine Lettuce!
Neat! Did you know it's also called cos lettuce?
Oh, yeah? What else do you know about my favorite lettuce?
knowledge: It apparently reached the West via Rome, as in Italian it is called ''lattuga romana'' and in French '''', both meaning 'Roman lettuce', hence the name 'romaine', the common term in North American English.
response: Well, in Italy they call it "lattuga romana", implying it came to the West through Rome.
history: i love me some Romaine Lettuce!
Neat! Did you know it's also called cos lettuce?
Oh, yeah? What else do you know about my favorite lettuce?
Well, in Italy they call it "lattuga romana", implying it came to the West through Rome.
how did it get so popular ?
knowledge: In North American supermarkets, romaine is very widely available year-round.
response: I don't know, but it's widely available in North American grocery stores.
history: i love me some Romaine Lettuce!
Neat! Did you know it's also called cos lettuce?
Oh, yeah? What else do you know about my favorite lettuce?
Well, in Italy they call it "lattuga romana", implying it came to the West through Rome.
how did it get so popular ?
I don't know, but it's widely available in North American grocery stores.
Oh, I see. Is there anything else you know about it?
knowledge: The thick ribs, especially on the older outer leaves, should have a milky fluid which gives the romaine the typically fine-bitter herb taste.
response: Well, the thick ribs have a milky-type fluid that gives the lettuce its taste.