A type of loose-leaved lettuce with dark green, crinkled leaves that form a rounded head.
Named after Jack Bibb, a Kentucky gardener who developed this lettuce variety in the 1800s. Plant names often honor the people who cultivated them.
Bibb lettuce is prized by chefs because its tender leaves and natural sweetness made it expensive for decades—now it's common in grocery stores, showing how agricultural innovation makes luxury foods ordinary.
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