lettuce wrap

Leafy handheld meal

A lettuce wrap uses a large leaf of lettuce—typically butter lettuce or iceberg—as a wrapper instead of bread or tortilla.

The crisp leaf holds fillings like seasoned meat, rice, or vegetables: The restaurant serves chicken lettuce wraps as an appetizer.

Popular in Asian cuisines and as a low-carb alternative to traditional wraps.

Related

chicken · Korean · Thai · crisp · fresh · handheld · cilantro · peanut · sesame oil · hoisin · fish sauce · peanut sauce · ginger · crunch · healthy · low-carb · gluten free · minced

Categories
Opposites
carbohydrate content

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Hollowed loaf serving as dish

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wrapper material

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Filled, wrapped tortilla

pita wrap · sandwich · crepe · tortilla · sub sandwich

dietary philosophy

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Sandwich with seasoned beef spheres

comfort food · junk food · fast food

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G