Why is it called Iceburg lettuce?!


Question:

Why is it called Iceburg lettuce?

So, I 'm preping Sunday Dinner...and it's T-storming outside and I realize I'm all outta Romaine lettuce..so...I'm forced to use the head of Iceburg outta the crisper. As I'm tearing through it (the lettuce) I'm like, what is it? Why is it called Iceburg?


Answers:

The name Iceberg comes from the way the lettuce was transported in the US starting in the 1920s on train-wagons covered in crushed ice, making them look like icebergs.


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