Vegetable
Lettuce
About This Entry
Lettuce anchors salads and raw preparations — mild bitterness and high water content favor light, acidic whites and delicate sparkling wines.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Alternative wine styles
At a Glance
Group
Green Vegetables
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
leafy
Scientific name
Lactuca sativa
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Lettuce
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Green Vegetables
- Scientific name
- Lactuca sativa
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- leafy
- Plant part
- leaf
- Texture
- crisp
- Moisture class
- high
- Flavor intensity
- mild
- Seasonality
- spring