Why does bagged lettuce taste funny

Gardengal, thanks for the explanation about the washing agent. I think I have caught whiffs of that on some lesser kinds. My favorite is wild arugula, and there's no other way to get it here. I have a pair of plastic knives made for this purpose, cannot remember what they are called.

I most often tear the greens. Indem Sie weiterhin auf der Website surfen bzw. Mehr erfahren. Sign In. Join as a Pro. Houzz TV. Houzz Research. Shop Featured Holiday Categories. Home Decor. Holiday Decor. Christmas Trees. Holiday Lighting. Gift Cards. Explore Discussions. Bagged Lettuces. Email Save Comment Featured Answer. Rusty 11 years ago. So with the bags I get the variety I like, and no loss to spoilage. Like 1 Save. Sort by: Oldest.

Newest Oldest. Like Save. Related Discussions Just found some heirloom lettuce seeds in my freezer-who wants so Q. I would love to have some seed. What I have to trade, if your interested in is some commercial seed of peach and cream sweet corn seed,purple hull peas, and kentucky wonder pole beans.

Just let me know.. Great looking garden! You're not the only one with potato issues this season. There is always next year. My cauliflower are huge gorgeous plants but have yet to develop a head, though my wife says she found one digging. My broccoli is a week from harvest.

Let that be a comparison for you. Hang in there and the cauilflower will grow. A Few Random Questions Q. Interesting that some think the single space goes back to the 80's. My daughter is only 30, which means she went to high school in the 90's, at a school that was VERY academic and highly rated, in a state that has some of the highest educational ratings in the country.

It was she who brought this to my attention--with surprise--since SHE was taught to double space at the end of sentences. This is a gal who knows English, grammar, and compostion side note--I was taught that it's a personal choice to use a comma before 'and'--either with or without is correct.

She was planning on going into journalism, at one time. In college her English prof told her to skip class. Suggesting that she just take the tests and do the assignments, because the class was going to be a waste of time for her--she was way beyond what he was going to be teaching. She's also the one who all her friends ask for help composing their college and grad school theses. Judging by the number of them she's consulted on, she should have a half dozen degrees by now--LOL!

Anyway, the point is, around here, this is only recently becoming the norm, apparently. And, hey--thanks for the Chick-fila comments--I agree completely!!! Bagged Lettuce Recall Q. Good thing it's summer and a lot of people have lettuce and other greens growing in their garden or have neighbours and relatives that share. Claudia, it's sold to be mixed into feed, is what I heard. Bumblebeez SC Zone 7 11 years ago.

I have never bought a bag that came with croutons and dressing. I fund them to be a huge convenience over washing dirty spinach. I don't know if that has anything to do with the funny taste. I will eat raw spinach once in a great while, and I like cooked greens very much. I've never seen an herb mix in one of those bags.

How I envy you that! That's a good idea to add the herbs, I never thought of it. Maybe it would help LOL Now back to the regular scheduled programming! Lars 11 years ago. Sorry I can't comment on the bag issue. Elizabeth 3 years ago. I think that is why. I tear all my leafy greens to avoid that odd taste. Related Stories. Leaf, butterhead, crisphead or romaine — lettuce is best harvested in the cool weather of spring and fall. From arugula to radicchio, greens have taken a top spot on the table and in fall and winter gardens.

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They're not going to taste as good, and many of their health benefits are going to be lost before we eat them. He told her that most companies triple wash their packaged greens. I don't have numbers sadly, but the washing was just staggering. Eshel says that where the washing happens is key; the Northeast can spare the water. Sean Cash, an associate professor of agriculture, food, and the environment at Tufts University's Friedman School of Nutrition and Science and Policy, told Butler that bagged salads require much more mechanical prep work than a simple head of lettuce.

A processing facility uses all that water plus electricity to run. Meanwhile, a shopper may choose not to use a plastic bag at all for a head of lettuce, thereby obviating that part of the packaging chain all together. You might get more than you bargained for. The good news for one California woman is that she can be assured her choice of bagged salad was organic and uncut — as confirmed by the live frog she found in her package of greens.

After recovering from the startle, she kept the frog and named it Dave. Many of us already get chlorine in municipal drinking water, too much of which can lead to irritating effects to their eyes and nose as well as stomach discomfort, according to the EPA. OK, this one may be me being touchy-feely Earth mama, but here goes. We've lost so much connection to our food and where it's grown.

We get little tidy packets of meat on a plastic tray wrapped in more plastic — it was once part of an animal, yet who even thinks of that? Food becomes so abstract in the modern world; for animals especially, what a tragic way to go. I'm not saying that a head of romaine lettuce needs to be blessed before we eat it, but when we hold it in our hands and feel its weight and texture, tear off its leaves and see its beautiful colors, smell the soil that may still be clinging to its crevices The more we just rip open a plastic package and blindly eat pre-made food the further we get from nature, and that feels dangerous to me.

Is that a stretch? And I know I griped about the tedium of washing produce at the beginning, call it poetic license And after all that, it likely still needs to be washed anyway. Once you rip your MAP bag open, the veggie-preserving gas mixture is disrupted as it's exposed to more oxygen in our air, which will set your greens on a path to spoilage. So once you've popped open that plastic, the secret to keeping your greens fresh is simple: Try to replicate the modified atmosphere at home.

For those who prefer buying fresh heads of lettuce and spinach, you can follow this tip as well! First, make sure your greens are washed and dried thoroughly and then place them in a plastic bag.

Before sealing the bag, blow some air into it—the carbon dioxide from your breath works to keep the leafy greens fresh for longer, says award-winning cookbook author Dorie Greenspan in her book Around My French Table , via The Kitchn. We also like to throw in a dry paper towel in the bag to help absorb any leftover moisture that might have been left on the leaves after their wash. Ready to dress that salad you're getting ready to make? We recommend making your own salad dressing with a touch of vinegar and extra virgin olive oil.

Just make sure you're not using one of these 16 Worst Bottled Salad Dressings. Puffy bag vs.