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Chicory
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CHICORY. The chicory or succory plant, Cichorium Intybus (natural order, Compositae), in its wild state is a native of Great Britain, occurring most frequently in dry chalky soils, and by road-sides.

 


Chicory
Cichorium intybus
Fam: Asteraceae
A relative of endive, chicory has curly, bitter-tasting leaves that can be eaten raw or cooked like greens.

Chicory is a bushy, perennial herb with blue or lavender flowers. Common chicory is also known as blue sailors, succory, and coffeeweed.

Chicory, walnut and Roquefort salad
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Chicory roots that are forced to produce blanched, tight heads, are known as Witloof chicory, also called French or Belgian endive. This chicory is blanched and used as a salad vegetable.

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A bitter-tasting green, related to endive. Common in Southern cooking. Roasted roots are used to make a coffee style beverage, or coffee additive.
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Chicory essence
A coffee-flavoured extract from the flowering chicory herb plant. Naturally decaffeinated, it has a sweet smell but a sour taste, and is thought to have antioxidant properties. Available from supermarkets.
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Chicory - the white root of a variety of perennial herbs (related to radicchio and curly endive) that is dried, roasted and ground, then combined with coffee for a distinctive taste.

chicory (chick-ory) - An herb of which the roots are dried, ground, and roasted. It is now used to flavor coffee (there is a popular belief that chicory smoothes out coffee).

Chicory:
The roasted ground roots of a variety of perennial herbs related to the radicchio and curly endive. Caffeine-averse Germans discovered that chicory could be processed into a coffee substitute.

red chicory
red-leafed chicory
red-leaf lettuce Substitutes: green-leaf lettuce (different color, but otherwise similar) OR radicchio (for color) ...

Chicory
A lettuce used for salad and sometimes called curly endive. Also added to coffee in the deep South.
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Chicory A salad green from the endive family
Chiffonade Finely shredded or chopped vegetables used in soups or salad dressings.

endive: chicory or Belgian endive
entrecôte: beef rib steak
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Endive (Chicory)
tender, bitter, high in fiber
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Asparagus Chicory
A salad green that grows with long thin stems containing ragged or serrated green leaves similar to dandelion greens.

A variety of chicory, radicchio leaves are red with white ribs, and are slightly bitter. The leaves are most often used in salads, but may be grilled, sauteed, or baked.
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A crisp variety of chicory with a bitter, peppery taste. Radicchio has small hearts, red with white veins, and is generally used in salads mixed with other salad leaves.
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RADICCHIO - Red chicory. Generally two main varieties are found , including the round Radicchio di Verona and the long leafed Radicchio di Trevisio.

curly endive See chicory.
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It is often confused with the closely related chicory. insalataA general name referring to all salads. Popular examples are insalata mista (mixed), insalata verde (greens only); insalata russa (mixed cooked vegetables diced with mayonnaise).

Chicory
The roasted ground root of the chicory plant, related to the radicchio and curly endive. In New Orleans, chicory-spiked coffee, usually served as cafe au lait, has been a tradition since Napoleanic times.
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Radicchio - A member of the chicory family with red and white leaves. The different varieties range from mild to extremely bitter. The round Verona variety are the most common in the US.

salade composèe, a composed salad; salade de mesclun, a salad of lettuce, dandelion, chicory, watercress, herbs and rocket; salade niçoise, a salad of lettuce, tomatoes, olives, anchovies, tuna fish, bell peppers, hard-boiled eggs, ...

A vegetable from the chicory family, which has a tight head of dark scarlet leaves with creamy colored ribs. When it first begins to grow, radicchio has bright green leaves, which become deep green and then turn to burgundy red as they mature.

A term used in North America to indicate chicory.
Entrecote Steak from a boned sirloin. A French word translating as 'between the rib'.
Entrée A light dish or appetiser served before the main course during a formal dinner.

The Mishna, the canonical collection of Jewish law that constitutes part of the Talmud, names five: lettuce, chicory, wild chicory (according to Maimonides), harhavina (Eryngium creticum), and maror, which seems to be Sonchus oleraceus, ...

Escarole (broad-leafed chicory) has 2000 IU of Vitamin A, 6 mg of Vitamin C and 187 mg of calcium.

Chicon: A single bulb of chicory.
Chili Powder: A spicy blend of ground chile peppers and spices.
Chive: A relative of onion and garlic, chives have and a mild onion flavor. Available fresh and dried.

Frisée
A curly, mildly bitter member of the chicory family, eaten raw in salads.
Frisee
French for curly, but usually refers to curly endive, the bitter salad green of the chicory family.

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This salad green is related to the chicory. Belgian endives are grown in darkness and never turn green. Curly endive has curly leaves and a slightly biter taste. Escarole is the mildest variety of endive. English chop ...

The correct term to describe a single bulb of chicory.
Chiffonade
Thin strips or shreds of vegetables (classically, sorrel and lettuce), either lightly sautéed or used raw to garnish soups ...

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8 cups mesclun greens (dandelion leaves, arugula, baby lettuces, chervil, watercress, wild chicory, and/or radicchio)
1/2 cup bottled red wine vinaigrette
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a plant (Cichorium endivia) with curly dark green leaves and a slightly bitter flavor; also know as curly endive and imprecisely known as chicory (especially in France and United States).
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To wilt limp: not firm; "wilted lettuce" Winter tabouleh This is a mix of cauliflower, pomegranate, fennel, walnut, chicory and pomegranate juice. To wrap To completely cover and seal something in plastic, foil, crepinette, pastry, etc.

Radicchio is a leaf vegetable related to Belgian endive, used raw in salads or in cooked dishes. The most common variety has a spherical head, reddish purple leaves with creamy white ribs, and a mildly bitter flavor. It is also called red chicory.

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Radicchio A form of chicory or endive. It may be green or red and is eaten in salads, or grilled, baked, or used in risottos. Sharp- flavoured. Rare Meat, grilled, fried or roast leaving the meat red and tender on the inside.

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