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$8 for lettuce, or, why WASP cuisine does not reign supreme
Lo and behold, the dish arrived at the table: a quarter-head of iceberg (hence the "wedge") with some horseradishy dressing sprinkled on the top, two little pieces of cheese propped up on the side of the wedge, like a Christmas tree waiting for removal by the city, and about a dozen little squares of bacon on top. It looked like a scene out of college, except with better plates: when you don't have anything but some lettuce, salad dressing, and cheese and bacon bits in your fridge, you pile them up on a plate and dig in. Why anyone would pay $8 for it is beyond me. It was explained to me by a dinner companion that I am out of the loop on these things and that "the iceberg wedge is a classic WASP dish and is very big right now." Cold, hard and bland - just like the admissions board of a top country club. No wonder that Americans have so eagerly dismissed their Mayflower heritage for pizza, chow mien, chicken tikka masala, falafel and many other dishes enjoyed in spicier parts of the world. Buck's Fishing and Camping Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: Listed below are links to weblogs that reference $8 for lettuce, or, why WASP cuisine does not reign supreme:
» This Week in DC Reviews - January 6, 2006 from Hobnobblog Tracked on January 6, 2006 10:40 AM CommentsOh, but that horseradish dressing was so very, very good! - the "dinner companion" Posted by: b. at January 1, 2006 5:00 PM Careful what you say about Buck's...You might get a cease and desist letter. Posted by: Jason at January 2, 2006 12:57 PM I had heard of the "iceberg maytag and bacon" trend, though not in the context of WASPiness--more just "this is the trendy food right now." I had sort of automatically assumed that it was a grilled wedge, like you see often with romaine (which is very good)--it never occurred to me that they would just plate a raw hunk of iceberg (which I generally avoid like the plague). Thanks for the heads up. I loved the food at Buck's by the way, though I can't speak about whatever that legal incident was... Posted by: Jake at January 5, 2006 3:32 PM I thought this was a big trend (iceburg lettuce) at least 3 years ago, shouldn't it be done by now for such a cosmopolitan city as DC. My girlfriend went there with her parents and they were disappointed. Maybe it was the hype, and certainly the bang for the buck was underwhelming to them. Posted by: Tom at January 5, 2006 11:43 PM Whilst dining at a small but adorable restaurant in the very collegiate little town of Bloomsberg, PA last February, I too was enchanted by the menu's description of a delish iceberg-cum-salad-delight on a plate. So I ordered it and when it arrived, was instantly disappointed. Who the flip wants to have to sit at a dinner table with three other people and peel off leaves from the head? Isn't that the chef's job? After that I consider any prim salade that features iceberg 'tuce as taboo as the Titanic. Seriously. A wedge of half-white, half-light green plant on my plate? Never again... Posted by: Jolene at January 11, 2006 11:04 AM Hello. I wanted to ask for permission for the picture of a lettuce because I am going to use it in my ICT/DIDA project about healthy eating. Please message me or visit my website reminding me that I'm allowed to use it on my e-portfolio. I will credit you on my Resources table which is a part of my healthy eating project. Thank you. Tulin Coban 10G1 DIDA Posted by: Tulin Coban at December 7, 2006 6:37 AM Post a comment |
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Surely, an appetizer at this upscale Upper Northwest restaurant advertised as an "iceberg wedge with Maytag blue cheese and applewood smoked bacon" would be something substantial. Would the cheese and bacon be artfully arranged on a bed of crispy lettuce? Maybe the lettuce would be used to separate the two heartier ingredients, assuring crisp bacon and cold Maytag. Seriously, why would anyone at a respectable eatery put the focus on iceberg lettuce, the most boring type of the most boring salad ingredient?