Lambs lettuce has been cultivated for centuries. We will inform you about the origin and history of the tasty salad.
The lamb's lettuce is one of the most popular types of lettuce in Germany. Especially in winter, it cheers up many lovers with its nutty aroma and rich nutrients. In its wild form, the vitamin bomb lamb's lettuce probably originally comes from the areas between the European and Asian continents. It can be assumed that it grew wild as early as the Neolithic Age and was used as a medicine for various rituals. Lamb's lettuce, also known as lamb's lettuce, was first used as a weed for medicinal purposes, especially in monasteries, which is known from reports from the 16th century… However, its distribution has increased enormously over the centuries: from the Canary Islands to areas in northern Africa to in the Caucasus and of course in Europe, lamb's lettuce grows splendidly and is eaten with pleasure.
Lambs Lettuce And Its Growing Popularity
Humans have only been cultivating lamb's lettuce since the last century. It is also known as vine salad and, along with a few other green salads and types of cabbage, which thrive in the cool winter months, are particularly popular at that time of the year. Due to the high vitamin content of beta-carotene via vitamins B1, B2 and B3, it is an excellent supplier of nutrients. In addition, it also contains numerous essential oils that give the salad its special touch. Due to its nutty nuances, the juicy lettuce is also known as nutlets or in Switzerland nutmeg salad.
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Regionality promotes the spread of lamb's lettuce
In German outdoor cultivation, lamb's lettuce takes second place behind iceberg lettuce with a good 2417 hectares of cultivation area. The largest growing areas are in the federal stateRhineland-Palatinate, a good 40 percent are planted here, followed by Baden-Württemberg and Lower Saxony. Through professional cultivation, different varieties were gradually bred, which are also suitable for planting in the home garden. Unfortunately, the original, wild varieties are often pushed out by the new varieties that are more compatible with large-scale cultivation. One more reason to rely on old and traditional varieties in your own garden in order to preserve the diversity of lamb's lettuce.