We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Which lettuce tastes like dirt?

ilex70
ilex70 Posts: 727 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Wondering if anyone just happens to know. I get a spring mix that I mostly like except for that one random bite...blech.

I know it isn't the red leaves (those are yummy), and not the ones that look are kind of stemmy/ferny looking. So it is probably a non-descript green kind.

Replies

  • DataSeven
    DataSeven Posts: 245 Member
    It's probably arugula.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I think radicchio tastes a little rough. It's the red/purple leaf in the mix with white veins.
  • ilex70
    ilex70 Posts: 727 Member
    edited April 2016
    Can't say absolutely not on the arugula, but I don't think so. From the pic I found that is the stemmy/ferny looking one.

    Don't love the radicchio, but can deal.

    This is a definite dirt taste. Only other thing that tastes that much like dirt to me is beets.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    ilex70 wrote: »
    Can't say absolutely not, but I don't think so. From the pic I found that is the stemmy/ferny looking one.

    What? Radicchio looks the way I described it.
  • ilex70
    ilex70 Posts: 727 Member
    edited April 2016
    arditarose wrote: »
    ilex70 wrote: »
    Can't say absolutely not, but I don't think so. From the pic I found that is the stemmy/ferny looking one.

    What? Radicchio looks the way I described it.

    I did an edit. The arugula was the stemmy/ferny one. radicchio red/white.

    ETA: Thanks for the replies.
  • chocolate_owl
    chocolate_owl Posts: 1,695 Member
    I bet it's the chard. It shares a lot of common nutrients with beets and has a taste some people would call "earthy".
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    ilex70 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    ilex70 wrote: »
    Can't say absolutely not, but I don't think so. From the pic I found that is the stemmy/ferny looking one.

    What? Radicchio looks the way I described it.

    I did an edit. The arugula was the stemmy/ferny one. radicchio red/white.

    ETA: Thanks for the replies.

    lol ok I was like...are you arguing about what radicchio looks like?! ha

    Yeah maybe chard.
  • ilex70
    ilex70 Posts: 727 Member
    edited April 2016
    mskessler89 wrote: »
    I bet it's the chard. It shares a lot of common nutrients with beets and has a taste some people would call "earthy".

    Aha...the green leaves with red stems...one to investigate. :)

    ETA: Yes, I think that's the one. Now to find a mix without it.

    Thanks.
  • chocolate_owl
    chocolate_owl Posts: 1,695 Member
    Go for something with "lettuce" in the name since chard isn't actually a lettuce, or do the spinach and arugula blend. Or mix them together, so you more or less get spring mix without the chard :) And beware, chard comes in green forms without the red stem too!
  • lulalacroix
    lulalacroix Posts: 1,082 Member
    I wouldn't say it was the arugula. It's what I often choose and tastes peppery - not like dirt imo.
  • ClubSilencio
    ClubSilencio Posts: 2,983 Member
    Chard has a high sodium content in relation to other leafy greens.

    That's probably what hit your taste buds.
  • fishshark
    fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
    DataSeven wrote: »
    It's probably arugula.

    arugala is heaven!! mixed with balsamic olive oil s+p on top of bruschetta ohh man
  • RWClary
    RWClary Posts: 192 Member
    ilex70 wrote: »
    Wondering if anyone just happens to know. I get a spring mix that I mostly like except for that one random bite...blech.

    I know it isn't the red leaves (those are yummy), and not the ones that look are kind of stemmy/ferny looking. So it is probably a non-descript green kind.

    haha - trick question
    IT ALL TASTES LIKE DIRT
    >:)
  • Ultima_Morpha
    Ultima_Morpha Posts: 892 Member
    It could be escarole.
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    To me, frisee can be pretty bitter. The others are a lot more mild.
  • punkrockgoth
    punkrockgoth Posts: 534 Member
    RWClary wrote: »

    haha - trick question
    IT ALL TASTES LIKE DIRT
    >:)

    Yup.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories