Something Green in my Meal
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
Rockingham, Australia
July 18, 2016 9:12pm CST
Most of my friends here will know that some years ago, in self-defence, Vince took over cooking. He insists he enjoys it and gets highly excited if we decide to have friends over for a meal. He cooks lovely meals and always serves them up nicely. I am allowed to cook on Tuesdays when he goes to golf in the afternoons.
He experiments with all sorts of dishes and rarely has a failure. The other day we had stir-fry something or other and there seemed to be cabbage in it. But I knew we had eaten all the cabbage in an earlier meal. It turns out he had fried some lettuce and included it in the stir-fry. I'd never heard of cooked lettuce but there are dozens of recipes for it on the internet. I think maybe it is used more in Chinese dishes. Do you ever cook lettuce for a dish?
I don't have a photo of his stir-fry but this is a heart-warming casserole he made recently.
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@toniganzon (77184)
• Philippines
19 Jul 16
In my country it is very common to cook lettuce but it's something that I don't like eating. I prefer to eat them raw.
I think it's very common in Southeast Asian countries.
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@sunilparthan (6302)
• India
19 Jul 16
Nice dish to see. but i don't know how it tastes, hope you enjoyed it.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jul 16
@sunilparthan In Western countries lettuce is usually a salad vegetable. It has lots of green leaves which can be eaten.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
19 Jul 16
i don't reckon i've 'e'er heard'f fryin' lettuce fer such? i reckon such 'twas tasty though. the hubs rarely eats what i fix these days 'n makes his own concoctions which i can't partake'n.
that casserole looks mighty temptin'! got me to droolin' 'n i'm still full from my own supper :D
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
19 Jul 16
Filipinos have viands where lettuce are mixed with other vegetables. so sad and too bad i am restricted to eat these
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jul 16
@ridingbet Oh, I'm sorry about your condition. I gather it's not good for you to have too much vitamin K.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Jul 16
@JudyEv no my dear, i have no food allergies, but i cannot eat green leafy vegetables because they are not allowed in my dietary regimen. i have RHD and vitamin K is high in those types of veggies
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Jul 16
@JudyEv Now I am wondering what cooked lettuce recipes are out there! I know I've had "warm" salads at restaurants - but perhaps it was just the dressing that was heated - not so much the greens itself. Could you detect the lettuce in the stir fry?
@koopharper (7599)
• Canada
19 Jul 16
I've shredded up some leftover and dumped it into a soup before. It worked just fine. Generally don't even think of cooking it though.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jul 16
@koopharper I'm really pleased as mostly we have some in a salad and the rest eventually goes to Herc. And while it's not really 'wasted' on Herc I'd rather use it for us.
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@Bhebelen14 (5194)
• Philippines
20 Jul 16
Never tried to cook lettuce, always eat it fresh. Most of the time i used it for our tacos and burger.
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@Bhebelen14 (5194)
• Philippines
20 Jul 16
@JudyEv i will try to cook it too one of these days.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
19 Jul 16
so he gets to taste your cooking once a week.
what's the difference between a casserole and a stew?
do your sons cook well, too?
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
19 Jul 16
@JudyEv you mean classy, right? or 'sosyal' as we say here.
One son doesn't cook at all; the other is a vegetarian mostly and does do some cooking.
@Carmelanirel2 (8085)
• United States
20 Jul 16
I am not much of a cook, but I don't see why not, it sounds delicious.
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@Carmelanirel2 (8085)
• United States
21 Jul 16
@JudyEv that's good that he can create different dishes like that, it probably makes for interesting meals sometimes.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
19 Jul 16
I have not, but I had heard of cooked cabbage, so really I aught not be as surprised as I am
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
20 Jul 16
@JudyEv it is so much better raw
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
20 Jul 16
I use everything when I cook including all kinds if lettuce: Romaine, Bibb, etc. Why not? We use parsley, watercress and many other greens in cooking.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jul 16
I guess I've just always thought you couldn't cook it. Wrong again - oh dear. :)
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
19 Jul 16
I did not know about fried lettuce ever before this, but will remember it.
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@williamjisir66 (594)
• Hangzhou, China
21 Jul 16
Hello Judy. Speaking of lettuce, my wife and I love it. My wife usually cooks it in two ways, (I mean, the leafy part) either in salad or cooks it the way she cooks other vegetables. Either way is ok.
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 16
That looks a bit different to the lettuce we usually buy. I don't have a photo of one at the moment. Thanks for putting this one up.
