Thick lettuce?

amandaeve
amandaeve Posts: 723 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
All of the red and green leaf lettuce I've purchased since March has been very thick, more like cabbage. The strips I cut for tacos are more like uncooked spaghetti than lettuce. Anyone know why it's gone so thick? Or how I can find the more like how it used to be? I live in Seattle, Washington, not sure how regional this is. I've tried conventional and organic, purchased from a few different sources.

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,731 Member
    I buy my red leaf lettuce at Fred Meyer in the Seattle area and I haven't noticed this.
  • vallary14
    vallary14 Posts: 215 Member
    I’m of no help. I’m in Cincinnati OH and I’m actually eating organic red leaf lettuce in my salad today. It was a good head and I’m not sure where it was before my local Kroger lol!
  • solieco1
    solieco1 Posts: 1,559 Member
    Try Butter Lettuce.
  • amandaeve
    amandaeve Posts: 723 Member
    @cmriverside which one? I went to Fred Meyer in Greenwood and it was super thick.

    @solieco1 butter lettuce is so pale! But I think I'll get some anyway.
  • solieco1
    solieco1 Posts: 1,559 Member
    Yes but at least it's not iceberg :0 It has that soft consistency that's very good for some things like lettuce wraps etc.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,731 Member
    I'm in the North end, so Kirkland, Bothell and Lynwood are the stores I go to. I just bought some yesterday. Maybe I just don't notice? I dunno, I go through head of leaf lettuce every couple days. Seems fine to me.
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