One Minute Insight: Why Do Some Prefer Lettuce For Their Bitter Herbs?

by Rikki Katz

April 20, 2016

in Holidays, Videos

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Why do some people prefer to use romaine lettuce for bitter herbs (maror) in their Seder plates ?

Director of Photography: Elliot Gabor http://eliecreative.com
Produced by Seth Feldman
Production Assistant: Danny Moallem

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