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Why does this exist?

supahstar71
supahstar71 Posts: 926 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
And why do they keep putting it in my salad? :grumble:


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  • impyimpyaj
    impyimpyaj Posts: 1,073 Member
    Ha! I wish I knew.
  • 2muchsauce
    2muchsauce Posts: 1,078
    It's called fluff...........aka space filler..........at a very low cost:)
  • healthyCAL
    healthyCAL Posts: 41 Member
    Careful..I think it just moved
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    Someone thought we should all experience what it would be like to eat grass?
  • KatiD83
    KatiD83 Posts: 152 Member
    I'm not a fan of it, but I swear it's in every salad I get!
  • Tashmayes
    Tashmayes Posts: 244 Member
    I always pick that crap out!
  • xarge
    xarge Posts: 484 Member
    So much endive hate here.
  • supahstar71
    supahstar71 Posts: 926 Member
    I always pick that crap out!

    Me, too. It's like a friggin tree in an otherwise lovely salad. It's never in small pieces, either. You take it out and it's a giant cascading weed.

    I have strong feelings about it, apparently.
  • CurveAppeal86
    CurveAppeal86 Posts: 272 Member
    I do not need this all up in my salad. Back off endive, back off.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,108 Member
    It cleans your colon.:laugh:

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  • roachhaley
    roachhaley Posts: 978 Member
    uuuuugh I HATE that stuff! Whenever I get "salad" in the UK, it's all that gross stuff. uck
  • carolebville
    carolebville Posts: 140 Member
    It cleans your colon.:laugh:

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    It must act as a dust mop going through your colon....sweeping all the crud out with it!!!! :bigsmile:
  • yourenotmine
    yourenotmine Posts: 645 Member
    Hmm. I like it. I think. I'm pretty open to greens. :)
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    I love it and actually grow it in my veggie garden. It is a little bitter though and I couldn't stand it as a kid. It's nice with just lemon juice and olive oil and yes it's very good for you.

    It's hell trying to wash the mulch out of it though! :)
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    buy a head of lettuce.

    problem solved, you're welcome.
  • betrayalunknown
    betrayalunknown Posts: 63
    That's actually not endive... it's frisee. I find it delish :(
  • ouandi
    ouandi Posts: 135 Member
    I am laughing histerically at this thread! I have always wondered the same thing! hahahahahaha
  • fnm101
    fnm101 Posts: 116 Member
    It's a Chia Pet!
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    That's actually not endive... it's frisee. I find it delish :(

    This. It has it's place when it's mixed with the right items. It has a natural bitterness so, unlike most lettuce and greens you find in restaurant salads, it actually brings a flavor of it's own to the mix.

    I think my favorite usage of it was at a restaurant in a panzanella salad that came with the fried pumpkin appetizer and it was very lightly dressed with a sweet mustard vinaigrette. OMG, so good! My husband HATES mustard and even he was devouring it.
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    It can be called curly endive or frisee.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    Thanks. Now I'm going to have nightmares.
  • hayleeannie
    hayleeannie Posts: 45 Member
    Hahaha this is an interesting thread :)

    But honestly I really love greens... even this one. It's called frisee or curly endive. It has a slightly bitter taste so I do understand why others don't like it.
  • laylaness
    laylaness Posts: 262 Member
    It's too bitter for me. I always pick it out and make the Boy eat it.
  • MiCool90
    MiCool90 Posts: 460 Member
    TRIBBLES!
  • _KatieKat
    _KatieKat Posts: 224
    eeeeek I dont think I've ever seen that before.
  • marlabelle
    marlabelle Posts: 55 Member
    That's actually not endive... it's frisee. I find it delish :(

    ^^^^this
  • Corryn78
    Corryn78 Posts: 215
    I love vegetables...but that stuff??? bleck!
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    It gives the dish "volume".
  • califoreignian
    califoreignian Posts: 9
    Hahaha! So glad I randomly decided to click on this thread :laugh: The cascading weed and chia pet comments are right on! I usually just eat it with something that has a lot of flavor to cover it up ..
  • yroma
    yroma Posts: 74 Member
    Frisee (free-zay) curly in French! It's not bad, just try it--very good for you! Wouldn't want to eat a whole big salad of it, but mixed up it gives a nice crunchy bite, bitter green. I'm partial as I have a Bichon Frisee puppy, French for curly *****...
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