Butterhead

Lettuce is thought to have originated in the Middle East, with the earliest depictions of it appearing in Egypt around 2700 BC. Ancient Egyptians bred lettuce plants to be less bitter than their wild counterparts and used oil from wild lettuces for various applications, including mummification. The Egyptians passed this knowledge on to the Greeks, who then passed it to the Romans, who expanded the crop in Europe.

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