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Iceberg Lettuce

Inventory, 24 ct : 74.17
This item was last sold on : 11/26/21

• 151 Featured Restaurants

• 21 Recipe Ideas

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Description/Taste

Iceberg lettuce is medium to large in size, averaging 25-30 centimeters in diameter, and is spherical in shape, similar to cabbage. The firm head is tightly packed with broad, thick, and crisp leaves that are concentrated with a high-water content. The leaves vary in color depending on the particular cultivar, but the outer leaves are typically light green while the inner leaves range from pale yellow to a translucent white. Iceberg lettuce is crunchy and juicy with a mild, sweet flavor.

Seasons/Availability

Iceberg lettuce is available year-round.

Current Facts

Iceberg lettuce, botanically classified as Lactuca sativa, is the name given to dozens of cultivars of lettuce, all of which are adapted to specific planting regions and time periods and belong to the Asteraceae family. Iceberg lettuce is one of the only lettuce varieties that does not occur in red form as well as green. Iceberg lettuce that is developed for supermarket standards is packed in the field into cartons and then immediately oxygen deprived, and vacuum cooled in cold rooms to remove field heat. This eliminates the opportunity for the lettuce to quickly break down. Iceberg lettuce is favored for its long storage capabilities, versatility in culinary applications, and crunchy texture.

Nutritional Value

Iceberg lettuce is a good source of potassium, iron, calcium, fiber and vitamins A, C, and K.

Applications

Iceberg lettuce is best suited for both raw and cooked applications such as braising and stir-frying. It is most well-known for its use in a cold wedge salad with Roquefort or blue cheese dressings, but it can also be shredded as a garnish, layered in sandwiches, used as a lettuce cup for fillings such as taco meat, shrimp, or chicken, or used to wrap burgers for a low-carb main dish. When cooked, Iceberg lettuce can be lightly braised or chopped and sautéed into a stir-fry, used similarly to cabbage. Iceberg lettuce pairs well with herbs such as basil, mint, and flat leaf parsley, lemon, honey, tomatoes, shallots, green onions, chives, hard-boiled eggs, bacon, pork, fish, shrimp, grilled chicken, and a classic vinaigrette of olive oil, dried herbs, and cider vinegar. The leaves will keep over a week when stored wrapped in a damp paper towel in a plastic bag in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator.

Ethnic/Cultural Info

Originally known as Crisphead lettuce due to its shape and texture, Iceberg lettuce was the first variety to be successfully transported across the United States. Before the transportation of Iceberg, lettuce was a local item that would be consumed where it was grown due to its short shelf life. In California, growers discovered that Iceberg lettuce could be covered in crushed ice and shipped across the country without the lettuce wilting. Known as the “Fresh Express,” Bruce Church is credited with the idea of shipping lettuce and Iceberg became the new popular name for the ice-covered lettuce.

Geography/History

Iceberg lettuce was developed from the French Crisphead lettuce, Batavia, by W. Atlee Burpee & Co. in 1894. It was originally named for its ice white color and crunchy texture, but its namesake evolved over the next half-century to reflect its icy method of shipment on the Trans Atlantic railroad. In the mid-20th century, Iceberg lettuce became a symbol of America's rapidly industrializing agricultural system as the Whirlpool Corporation developed controlled and modified atmospheres and packaging, giving Iceberg lettuce a greater shelf-life. This technological advance allowed for Iceberg lettuce to become one of the most important commercial lettuces worldwide. Today Iceberg lettuce is widely available and can be found at supermarkets, farmers markets, and specialty grocers in North America, Central America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Featured Restaurants

Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.

Hotel Republic San Diego	San Diego CA	951-756-9357
ALCE 101	Solana Beach CA	619-886-0059
Madison	San Diego CA	619-822-3465
Rare Society	San Diego CA	619-501-6404
PureTaco	Carlsbad CA	760-845-3346
Il Sogno Italiano	San Diego CA	619-380-2652
Elks Lodge 2698	Lakeside CA	619-390-4949
Pier 32 Water Front Grill	National City CA	619-718-6240
Rovino The Foodery	San Diego CA	619-204-3666
Mimmos Italian Village	San Diego CA	619-239-3710
Fish 101	Encinitas CA	760-943-6221
Hott Mess	San Diego CA	619-297-1866
Third Corner Encinitas	Encinitas CA	619-417-9251
Monarch	Del Mar CA	619-308-6500
The Original 40 Brewing	San Diego CA	619-206-4725
The Wise Ox	San Diego CA	619-851-0672
Cantina Mayahuel	San Diego CA	619-283-6292
Park Hyatt Aviara (Ember & Rye)	Carlsbad CA	760-448-1234
Chateau Lake San Marcos	San Marcos CA	760-670-5807
Saint Mark Golf and Resort, LLC	San Marcos CA	508-320-6644

the other 131...

Cody's at the Cove	La Jolla CA	858-459-0040
Crown Point Catering	San Diego CA	619-223-1211
Hotel Del Coronado Serea Restaurant	Coronado CA	619-435-6611
Hotel Del ENO Produce	Coronado CA	619-435-6611
Toast Catering	San Diego CA	858-208-9422
Crust Pizzeria Carlsbad 2019	Carlsbad CA	760-944-1111
Catamaran	San Diego CA	858-488-1081
Lodge at Torrey Pines Grill	San Diego CA	858-453-4420
Le Papagayo (Encinitas)	Encinitas CA	760-944-8252
The Crack Shack-Encinitas	Encinitas CA	858-735-3093
Belching Beaver Brewery - Pub 980	Vista CA	760-420-7764
insideOUT	San Diego CA	619-888-8623
Brigantine Corp	San Diego CA	858-926-9644
Baja Betty's	San Diego CA	619-269-8510
Puesto-Downtown	San Diego CA	619-233-8880
Scrimshaw Coffee	San Diego CA	951-663-2207
Ketch Grill and Taps	San Diego CA	858-268-1030
Olive Tree Marketplace	San Diego CA	619-224-0443
Belching Beaver Brewery Tavern and Grill	Vista CA	760-509-4424
Brigantine La Mesa	La Mesa CA	619-465-1935
Village Pizzaria	Coronado CA	619-522-6890
Brigantine Del Mar	Del Mar CA	858-481-1166
Tahona (Kitchen)	San Diego CA	619-573-0289
Seasalt	Del Mar CA	858-755-7100
Lil Piggy's	Coronado CA	619-522-6890
Cardellino	San Diego CA	619-722-3398
Cutwater Spirits	San Diego CA	619-672-3848
Portside Pier (Ketch)	San Diego CA	858-268-1030
Encontro North Park	San Diego CA	310-955-6333
Shoreside Support Boat	San Diego CA	704-277-7929
Crust Pizzeria Solana Beach	Solana Beach CA	858-212-8751
Pendry SD (Lion Fish)	San Diego CA	619-738-7000
Jake's Del Mar	Del Mar CA	858-755-2002
Bantams Roost Public House	Carlsbad CA	858-245-7166
Paradise Point Resort BQT Kitchen	San Diego CA	858-490-6363
Brigantine Poway	Poway CA	858-486-3066
Manhattan of La Jolla	La Jolla CA	858-459-0700
The Bellows	San Marcos CA	619-395-6325
Crust Pizzeria-Carmel	San Diego CA	858-212-8751
The Seabird Resort	Oceanside CA	951-704-9703
Georges at the Cove	San Diego CA	858-454-4244
Hotel Del Coronado Sundeck	Coronado CA	619-435-6611
San Diego Yacht Club	San Diego CA	619-758-6334
La Dona	San Diego CA	858-352-8134
UCSD Food & Nutrition Department Hillcrest	San Diego CA	619-380-9840
Working Class	San Diego CA	858-226-6923
La Costa Glen North	Carlsbad CA	760-704-1436
Stout Public House	San Diego CA	619-702-7933
Bobs Specialty Meats	Escondido CA	760-839-6850
Tap Room Beer Co.	San Diego CA	619-539-7738
Redwing Bar & Grill	San Diego CA	619-281-8700
The Local-Pacific Beach	San Diego CA	858-263-7475
Lafayette Hotel	San Diego CA	619-296-2101
Larsen's Steakhouse - La Jolla	San Diego CA	858-886-7561
Home and Away Encinitas	Encinitas CA	619-886-1358
Lumi	San Diego CA	619-955-5750
Fernside	San Diego CA	619-398-5156
Milton's Delicatessen, Grill & Bakery	Del Mar CA	858-792-2225
Fidel's Little Mexico Solana Beach	Solana Beach CA	858-755-5292
Rubicon Deli India Street	San Diego CA	619-200-4201
The Glen at Scripps Ranch	San Diego CA	858-444-8500
Little Italy Pizzeria and Pasta	San Diego CA	619-220-0025
Cape Rey Carlsbad, a Hilton Resort	Carlsbad CA	760-602-0800
The Shores	La Jolla CA	858-459-8271
Duke's La Jolla	La Jolla CA	858-454-1999
Eddie V's La Jolla - EV# 8511	La Jolla CA	858-459-5500
Carte Hotel	San Diego CA	619-365-1858
Sourdough & Co. San Marcos	San Marcos CA	858-218-4844
Lodge at Torrey Pines Main	San Diego CA	858-453-4420
Portside Pier (Brigantine)	San Diego CA	858-268-1030
Urbn Pizza Kitchen	San Diego CA	619-255-7300
Galaxy Taco	La Jolla CA	858-228-5655
Brigantine Imperial Beach	Imperial Beach CA	619-591-1350
The Loma Club	San Diego CA	619-222-4653
Moxy San Diego Gaslamp	San Diego CA	619-376-1850
Jo's Mission Hills Diner	San Diego CA	619-417-3801
Parkhouse Eatery	San Diego CA	619-295-7275
Bernardo Heights Country Club	San Diego CA	858-487-4022
Fish Market Downtown	San Diego CA	619-232-3474
On the Crawl Concepts-Inland Tavern	San Marcos CA	760-744-8782
Sorority Cuisine - Kappa Delta	San Diego CA	510-512-2213
Loving Hut	San Diego CA	619-855-5674
The Roxy Encinitas	Encinitas CA	760-230-2899
Village Pizzeria Bay Side	Coronado CA	619-522-6890
Truluck's Seafood Steak and Crab House	San Diego CA	858-453-2583
Tin Roof	San Diego CA	619-230-8606
Love Boat Sushi-San Marcos	San Marcos CA	760-471-7722
Reata Glen	Ladera Ranch CA	949-545-2250
Convention Center Shell	San Diego CA	619-295-3172
Juniper & Ivy	San Diego CA	858-481-3666
Barrel & Board	San Diego CA	619-379-2574
Brigantine Pt Loma	San Diego CA	619-224-2871
Shogun Sportfishing	San Diego CA	619-226-8030
Sorority Cuisine - Gamma Phi Beta	San Diego CA	310-634-2371
Sandbar Sports Grill	Mission Beach CA	619-276-6700 x304
Paradise Point Resort EDR	San Diego CA	858-490-6363
Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe	Rancho Santa Fe CA	858-759-6063
La Clochette Du Coin-Pacific Beach	San Diego CA	619-402-7911
Green Acres Campus 2020	San Diego CA	858-450-9907
Royal Polaris Sportfishing	San Diego CA	619-226-8030
Great Maple Hillcrest	San Diego CA	619-255-2282
La Jolla Country Club	San Diego CA	858-454-9601
Mission Pacific	Oceanside CA	760-450-7864
The Crack Shack Costa Mesa	Costa Mesa CA	951-808-7790
Del Mar Country Club	Rancho Santa Fe CA	858-759-5500 x207
Landons East Meets West	San Marcos CA	760-304-4560
Third Corner Ocean Beach	San Diego CA	619-223-2700
The Country Club Of Rancho Bernardo	San Diego CA	858-451-9100
The Butchery	San Diego CA	858-345-1524
Le Papagayo (Carlsbad)	Carlsbad CA	949-235-5862
Groundswell Brewing	Chula Vista CA	619-403-0684
Casero Taqueria	Carlsbad CA	760-533-4997
Hotel Palomar-Salt Box	San Diego CA	619-515-3003
College Cuisine-Pi Beta Phi	San Diego CA	310-634-2371
University Club	San Diego CA	619-234-5200
Bayhill Tavern	San Diego CA	858-288-6923
Brigantine Escondido	Escondido CA	760-743-4718
J & Tonys	San Diego CA	855-634-7664
Graze	San Diego CA	619-839-9852
Burgeon Beer Co.	San Diego CA	760-814-2548
Hash House A Go Go	San Diego CA	951-764-0605
Pure Burger	Carlsbad CA	760-519-5377
San Diego Freedom Ranch	Campo CA	619-478-5696
Tipsy Crow	San Diego CA	619-338-9300
Aussie Yacht Services	San Diego CA	858-740-1987
Continental Catering Inc	La Mesa CA	907-738-9264
Home & Away - Old Town	San Diego CA	619-886-1358
Coin-Op Game Room	San Diego CA	818-448-0129
UCSD Food & Nutrition Department La Jolla	San Diego CA	808-868-8639
Rabbit Hole	San Diego CA	619-255-4653
Coin-Op Game Room (Downtown)	San Diego CA	619-255-8864

Recipe Ideas

Recipes that include Iceberg Lettuce. One

is easiest, three is harder.

Home Made Interest		Low Carb Big Mac Bites
Skinny Fitalicious		Bacon Guacamole Chicken Salad
E is for Eat		Iceberg Lettuce Mini Wedge Salads with Blue Cheese Dressing
Lexi's Clean Kitchen		Low Carb Lettuce Wrap Sandwich
Honey & Birch		Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Lettuce Wraps
Your Homebased Mom		In-n-Out Burger Copycat
Cooking And Beer		Iceberg Wedge Salads with Soft-Boiled Eggs and Grilled Bacon
My Cooking Hut		Melon, Tomatoes, Mozzarella & Lettuce Salad
Simply Stacie		Taco Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Sailu's Kitchen		Mango Lettuce Salad

the other 11...

Living Chirpy		Blackened Mahi Lettuce Tacos with Cajun Remoulade
Grits and Pinecones		Spicy Buffalo Shrimp Po' Boy Sandwich
I Heart Naptime		Chicken Club Lettuce Wraps
White on Rice Couple		Bacon Lettuce Tomato (BLT) Spring Roll
Taste and Tell		Iceberg Salad with Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing
Cooking Classy		Slow Cooker Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Kalyn's Kitchen		Low-Carb Turkey Picadillo Lettuce Wraps
Diary of a Recipe Collector		Chicken Fajita Wedge Salad
Healthy Delicious		Duck and Shitake Lettuce Wraps with Cashew Sauce
Gimme Delicious Food		5 Minute Buffalo Chicken Wraps
The Perfect Pantry		Stir-Fried Garlic Lettuce

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Kalivis SA
Central market of Athens L-27

Near Athens, Attiki, Greece
About 688 days ago, 1/09/20
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