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So the article makes the economic argument, that it's easy to grow and ship. Which has been the main/economic argument all along. They don't compare it to anyth

So the article makes the economic argument, that it's easy to grow and ship. Which has been the main/economic argument all along. They don't compare it to anything else except kale, which has been a fad the past decade that I've never really understood. (I like kale for several different uses, but the zeitgeist has been absurd.) The article makes no mention of the dozens of different varieties of lettuce or hundreds of varieties of other greens that have higher nutritional content and an incredibly broad variety of flavors. It doesn't even talk about the many other uses of iceberg lettuce beyond wedge salads. Pretty shallow article overall. Perfect for social media.

legitster 3y ago
Honestly, the economic "it's cheap to sell!" is a pretty superficial trope in most of these articles, and in this case it's probably dead wrong. Kale or chard are usually much easier to grow and last longer than iceberg. Iceberg won out because our grandparents and great-grandparents considered it a superior ingredient. They grew up in a world where bitter chewy greens were common and iceberg stood out based on their tastes at the time.