My neighbor’s parents are from China ... they garden like crazy plus raise chickens & rabbits. I cannot believe all the spots on their property where they are growing all sorts of plants .... they obviously have VERY green thumbs, too.
Anyway, the neighbor brought me some produce a while back - garlic chives & “celtuce”. The garlic chives (a bag full) were all used up in various ways - love garlic & chives & the combo was a good one.
The celtuce - here’s a link. That all got used up as well. The leaves were even good - mom used them in a salad when she ran out of lettuce. The stems were peeled & the crisp stalks took the place of celery. It’s a cool weather crop - would love to grow some for next year. I’ll have to see if I can find seeds - per article, Burpee has them (I haven’t looked yet).
Getting to Know Chinese Lettuce, aka Stem Lettuce, aka Celtuce
https://www.epicurious.com/ingredients/celtuce-chinese-lettuce-recipes-tips-article
Yes you talked about celtuce awhile back. I had never heard of it before. Interesting!