What’s the secret behind ‘the Salad of Nostrana’?

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For 20 years there has been one item that has always stayed on the menu at Cathy Whims’ restaurants — the Ensalata Nostrana made with radicchio. Whims, who owns th…
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'As is often the case with iconic recipes, the origins of the wedge salad are murky. The earliest known iteration appears in a 1916 cookbook, Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing Dish Recipes...' https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/iceberg-lettuce-wedge-salad #foodhistory #wedgesalad #IcebergLettuce #retrofoods
How Iceberg Won the Lettuce Wars

The wedge salad's dominance endures.

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