#letuce

DINNER! by femtanyl stimboard for anon

Lettuce Leaf, 2021

@ Vale de Lamas, Coimbra, Portugal

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is an annual plant of the daisy family, Asteraceae. Often used for our yummy salads, it has also gathered religious and medicinal significance over centuries of human consumption.

Lettuce was originally farmed by the ancient Egyptians, who transformed it from a plant whose seeds were used to obtain oil into an important food crop raised for its succulent leaves and oil-rich seeds. Lettuce spread to the Greeks and Romans; the latter gave it the name lactuca, from which the English lettuce is derived. By 50 AD, many types were described, and it appeared often in medieval writings, including several herbals. The XVI to XVIII centuries saw the development of many varieties in Europe, and by the mid XVIII century, cultivars were described that can still be found in gardens.

Lettuce is a rich source of vitamin K and vitamin A, and a moderate source of folate and iron.

Have you ever tried Lettuce soup? If not, you should! It’s delicious! ^^

in Portugal, the people that are originally born in the center of Lisbon are called Alfacinhas, which litterally means Little Lettuces xD A story for another photo :P