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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: lottie lou on June 09, 2020, 21:38:13

Title: Korean wrapping lettuce
Post by: lottie lou on June 09, 2020, 21:38:13
During one of our meet ups someone provided a delicious bowl of salad consisting of "korean wrapping lettuce" or so we were told and devilled eggs.  The lettuce was large flattish sweet crisp leaves - rather like the outer leaves of the old fashioned Webbs Wonderful.  Sadly been unable to find seeds and wondered where I could obtain them.  BTW ALL the food provided by everyone attending was delicious.
Title: Re: Korean wrapping lettuce
Post by: ancellsfarmer on June 09, 2020, 21:51:44
Quote from: lottie lou on June 09, 2020, 21:38:13
During one of our meet ups someone provided a delicious bowl of salad consisting of "korean wrapping lettuce" or so we were told and devilled eggs.  The lettuce was large flattish sweet crisp leaves - rather like the outer leaves of the old fashioned Webbs Wonderful.  Sadly been unable to find seeds and wondered where I could obtain them.  BTW ALL the food provided by everyone attending was delicious.
Quick Google search suggests that Korean wraps are best made of Boston or Bibb lettuce, a butterhead type available in US, and possibly elsewhere.
Title: Re: Korean wrapping lettuce
Post by: ACE on June 09, 2020, 22:09:53
I am growing chinese  cabbage which is used to cook the outer leaves and us for coleslaw but the inside is very sweet and crisp, I suppose you could use that as wraps.  Try it from a supermarket as they all sell it.
Title: Re: Korean wrapping lettuce
Post by: pumkinlover on June 10, 2020, 08:36:32
It was Galina who brought that and she put seeds in the seed swop. I sowed some yesterday and will want to save seeds so if you haven't been offered any seeds by then will aim to send you some.
Title: Re: Korean wrapping lettuce
Post by: galina on June 10, 2020, 08:40:35
Full Korean name is   Dduk Seom Jeok Chuk Myeon

Second left, middle row of lettuces  http://asiaseed.net/bbs/board.php?bo_table=product01_en&sca=lettuce

:wave:
Title: Re: Korean wrapping lettuce
Post by: Jeannine on June 11, 2020, 00:49:19
Galina I think that is the same as the one we buy here called Red Curl, AKA Korean Red Curl. I can get those seeds in the Us and sometimes in the Oriental supermaket
Title: Re: Korean wrapping lettuce
Post by: Jeannine on June 11, 2020, 07:27:14
Forgot to put the picture on
Title: Re: Korean wrapping lettuce
Post by: galina on June 11, 2020, 10:25:20
I have pm'ed you yesterday morning  lottie lou.  Jeannine, there are several types, closely related but I guess many others could also be used for the purpose.  Lettuce wraps are great summer food.   And a great way to stretch all sorts of leftovers into a stylish lunch   :wave:
Title: Re: Korean wrapping lettuce
Post by: lottie lou on June 11, 2020, 12:57:07
Sorry Galina. No PM received. However you did post a link of a supplier on here
Title: Re: Korean wrapping lettuce
Post by: galina on June 11, 2020, 13:21:49
Quote from: lottie lou on June 11, 2020, 12:57:07
Sorry Galina. No PM received. However you did post a link of a supplier on here
Ah, it must have been lottie_lou who got that pm, not lottie lou.  All sorted now   :BangHead:
Title: Re: Korean wrapping lettuce
Post by: Jeannine on June 11, 2020, 19:42:53
Oh good.I misunderstood, I was going to ship seeds over for yoj XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Korean wrapping lettuce
Post by: galina on June 12, 2020, 06:22:51
Quote from: Jeannine on June 11, 2020, 19:42:53
Oh good.I misunderstood, I was going to ship seeds over for yoj XX Jeannine
You are a darling Jeannine.  I grew them in 2019 so have fresh seeds for LL.  :wave: 
Title: Re: Korean wrapping lettuce
Post by: Jeannine on June 12, 2020, 06:37:11
You too  :wave: