Celtuce (asparagus lettuce)

Lactuca sativa

vegetable

A lettuce grown for its thick stem, peeled then sliced raw into salads or stir-fried, crunchy, tasting of cucumber and hazelnut.

Origin

China

Season (United States)

all year round · grows in your region

Preparation

Its leaves are eaten too, like lettuce.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Its Chinese name, wosun, means “lettuce shoot”: it really is the stem of a lettuce left to bolt.