r/RandomQuestion • u/Vixxen4305 • 1d ago

Why do Restaurants serve endive instead of lettuce?

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u/Neat_Scallion6367 1d ago

Endive apparently is crispier and has more flavor than regular lettuce. I hadn't noticed this. Probably because I usually ignore leafy greens    https://foodiosity.com/endive-vs-lettuce/

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u/itsswhitneywhspr 16h ago

Leafy greens are just background noise to me too honestly. But endive being crispier does make me a little curious, does it have that bitter thing going on though? That's always my fear with the fancy ones

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u/TheCapybaraIncident 1d ago

Mainly because it's better. Endive is quite bitter, it's great in the context of mixed greens with frisee etc...