Why Is It Called Lambs Lettuce

It is used raw in salads as well as steamed and served as a vegetable. The unusual name reputedly comes from the lettuce’s resemblance to the size and shape of a lamb’s tongue.

Is Lambs lettuce actually lettuce?

lamb’s lettuce, (Valerianella locusta), also called Lewiston corn salad or mâche, weedy plant of the family Caprifoliaceae, native to southern Europe but widespread in grainfields in Europe and North America. … Both plants are hardier than regular lettuce.

Whats the difference between lambs lettuce and watercress?

With watercress you get that reliable, but not overbearing pepperiness, all bound up in juicy, sappy succulence. It’s a two-in-one vegetable: the leaves have the velvety floppiness of lamb’s lettuce, while the stalks have the snap of beansprouts.