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0:00 – Iceberg Hater or Lover?
0:42 – Where did Iceberg Come From?
140 – Booming Crunch
2:16 – Head vs. Loose Leaf vs. Cos
2:56 – Turgor Pressure
3:45 – Dropping a Dutch Oven on Heads of Lettuce
4:35 – How to Core LEttuce
5:05 – Ultimate Wedge Salad
6:13 – Tacos and Tuna Melts
7:15 – Lettuce Wrapped Grilled Cheese
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So happy to see you announce the beauty of iceberg lettuce. I love lettuces because salads are my favorite food, but iceberg has always been my favorite. The crunch of iceberg can’t be beat.
Lettuce isn't even food, don't care what kind it is. If you ate it alone, you would die faster than eating almost anything else…
I would never watch a video that is only about iceburg lettuce… unless it's one of Dan's videos.
Similarly, I'd watch a twenty minute video on how to stir a glass of plain water if Lan Lam was the host. Love this channel.
'Lettuce not to the marriage of true crunch admit imposters . . . '
Iceberg lettuce is the best !!! I don’t understand why people have to criticize everyone has different tastes. If you don’t like it then DON’T EAT IT !!!!
Count me In for right at the top of the list of the iceberg lettuce fan club. It is my favorite kind of lettuce and the only one I really like to eat. To me nothing beats a big wedge salad and honestly what are tacos without iceberg lettuce
Romaine, please!
I like iceberg lettuce.
Have a great day everyone!
Another divisive food that I love is grits. I'm from Charleston SC and one of our signature dishes is shrimp and grits. I think of grits as a blank slate like rice, it's more about the finished dish than the grits themselves.
Iceberg lettuce was the only lettuce when I grew up in Japan 🇯🇵 So we call it “Letasu/Retasu レタスmeaning “lettuce”. Crunchy and refreshing ❤
I am an Iceberg lettuce advocate
The taste of iceberg lettuce is literally horrifying to my taste buds, and I cannot abide it. I can't understand how anyone can eat it. I don't understand how anyone could possibly think it lacks flavor, when it has such a strong flavor that it destroys the taste of anything it touches. If you put a slice of iceberg lettuce on a sandwich, even if you later remove the lettuce, I won't eat it, because the powerful flavor of iceberg lettuce will permeate the bread.
Great video but some tips on storing lettuce would have been a great addition.
Future video maybe 🤔 🙏
Plus, I can’t remember iceberg head lettuce being in any recalls. I know processed bags have been, buy not the whole head. If I’m wrong, let me know so I can add it to my list of veg to be scared of 🤣🤣🤣.
I will never get people who day iceberg has no flavour, it adds so much to a wrap to a burger for me that it's noticable
Excellent ideas Dan!
Notice how he never brought up the nutritional value of iceberg lettuce in comparison to the others?…Hmmm ..I wonder why?🤔🤔🧐🧐
Iceberg Lettuce is terrible !!! Try Romaine and Butter !!! So much better !!! Even Spinach leaves are better for a salad !!!
As a kid, iceberg lettuce was the only lettuce we ate. As an adult, I’ve eaten several different lettuce varieties and I’ve enjoyed them all. I’m not a big salad eater so I rarely buy lettuce.
But, seeing a 1” slab of iceberg on a tuna sandwich has me really excited. Gotta try that soon.
I mix iceburg and butter lettuce and julliene it for burgers.
The recipes were brilliant as always
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وءايلا كل قلب ررحيم والله آنِيَ مًآ کْتٌبًتٌ هّذِآ آلَکْلَآمً آلَآ مًنِ آلَضيَقُ وٌقُسِوٌتٌ آلَضروٌفُ آنِيَ طِآلَبًهّ مًنِ آلَلَهّ ثًمً مًنِکْ لَآتٌردٍنِيَ خِآيَبًهّ يَآ آخِيَ قال تعالى﴿ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِّنَ الْهُدَىٰ وَالْفُرْقَانِ ۚ فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ ۖ وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ ۗ يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ وَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ﴾احْنْا اخْوْاتْكْ تْمْرْ ايْامْنْا وْلْيْالْيْنْا وْاحْنْا لْانْمْلْكْ شْيْ ايْنْ الْقْلْوْبْ الْرْاحْمْهّْ ضْااااقْ حْالْنْا وْضْااااااقْ بْنْا الْحْالْ وْالْلْهّْ مْا كْتْبْتْ هّْذْا الْكْلْامْ الْا مْنْ الْضْيْقْ وْقْسْوْتْ الْضْرْوْفْ انْيْ طْالْبْهّْ مْنْ الْلْهّْ ثْمْ مْنْكْ لْاتْرْدْنْيْ خايبة'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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I'm intrigued …. also, pretty ironic that Rajiv dropped a video today about the perfect tuna sandwich! Collusion? 🤔😍🤤
Ok, Dan. I'm an iceberg lettuce convert now. 😂
انا اختكم من اليمن والله ماتكلمت الا من جوع ومن ضيق الحال اني وامي واخوني مامعنا غير العبرات والدموع اني طالبه من الله ثم منك لاتردني خايبه حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل في من اوصلنا الا هاذا الحال يِآ نآس يِآآمٌـٍة مٌ@@$//حًمٌد صِآرتٍ قلّوبگٍمٌ بلّآ رحًمٌهً ولّآشفُقهً ولّآ آنسآنيِهً گٍمٌ شگٍيِتٍ وگٍمٌ بگٍيِتٍ گٍمٌ نآديِتٍ وگٍمٌ نآشدتٍ ولّگٍن لّآ حًيِآٍة لّمٌن تٍنآديِ هًلّ يِرضيِگٍمٌ آن آخوآنيِ يِبگٍون ويِمٌوتٍون مٌن آلّجُوع وآنتٍمٌ مٌوجُودون يِعلّمٌ آلّلّهً آلّعلّيِ آلّعظَيِمٌ آننآ لّآ نمٌلّگٍ حًتٍى قيِمٌـٍة گٍيِلّو دقيِق آبيِ مٌتٍوفُيِ اخي اول كلامي انا اقسم بالله على كتاب الله اني لااكذب عليك ولا انصب ولا احتال اني بنت يمنيه من اليمن نازحين من انا واسرتي بيننا ایت الشهرب 20 الف يمني والان علينا 60 الف حق 3 شهور وصاحب البيت من الناس الي ماترحم والله يا اخي انه يجي كل يوم يبهدلنا ويتكلم علينا ويريد من البيت للشارع لانناماقدرنا ندفعله الأجار شافونا الجيران نبكي ورجعو تكلمو الجيران ومهلنالاخره الأسبوع معادفعنا له حلف يمين بالله هذا بيخرجنا إلى الشارع رحمه واحنا. بلادنا بسبب هذا الحرب ولانجد قوت يومنا وعايشين اناوامي واخوتي سفار والدنا متوفي الله يرحمه ومامعنا أحد في هذا الدنيا جاانبنا في هذه الظروف القاسيه اخوتي الصغار خرجو للشارع وشافو الجيران ياكلو واوقفو عند بابهم لجل يعطوهم ولو كسره خبز والله الذي له ملك السموات والارض انهم غلفو الباب وطردوهم ورجعو یبکو ایموتو من الجوع ما احد رحمهم وعطلة ردها لقمت عیش والان لوما احدنا ساعدنا في إيكيلو دقيق اقسم بالله انموت من الجوع فيا اخي انا دخيله على الله ثم عليك واريد منك المساعده لوجه الله انشدك بالله تحب الخير واتساعدني ولو ب 500 ريال يمني مع تراسلي واتساب على هذا الرقم 00967711029825 وتطلب اسم بطاقتي وترسلي ولاتتاخر وايعوضك الله بكل خير اخواني سغار شوف كيف حالتهم وساعدنا وأنقذنا قبل أن يطردونا في الشارع تتبهدل أو نموت من الجوع وانا واسرتي نسالك بالله لولك مقدره على مساعد لاتتاخر علينا وجزاك الله خيرا./÷~÷~÷~π÷~÷~÷~π~÷~^~^~°°~÷~π~π~π😮😮🎉😮🎉😮⑪⌘
Romaine and butter lettuce are so much better
I love iceberg lettuce so thank you for this.
1:50 Dan really said: “Lettuce see how it holds up to ASMR.”
I love so many lettuce variety s but .. IB is so good!!
There is no such thing as "good lettuce." Lettuce is a waste of time.
The best lettuce is still just lettuce, and sorry, but I'm not a fan of crunchy water.
I love iceberg lettuce- especially during the summer when it’s hot. And there is nothing better than iceberg lettuce for a classic wedge salad!
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I disagree. Iceberg lettuce makes me want to heave. I prefer romaine.
It is spelled Terroir.