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Endive (Cichorium endiva) is a leafy salad vegetable. It is often confused with chicory.
There are three main varieties of endive: Belgian endive, curly endive and escarole.
Belgian endive (also known as French endive and witlof) has a small head of cream-coloured bitter leaves. It is grown completely underground to avoid the leaves turning green and opening up. This is extensive manual work, as the plant has to be kept just below the dirt surface as it grows, only showing the very tip of the leaves.
Curly endive sometimes mistakenly called chicory in the United States) has green, rimmed, curly outer leaves. Curly endive is also know as frisée.
Escarole has broad, pale green leaves and is less bitter than the other varieties.
External link
- Endive and Chicory (http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/vegetables/endive.html)
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Example Usage of Frisee |
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MisterBate: Lunch at "Peep" was okay. I had the Frisee, truffle and gruyere burrito...which grape jelly salsa. Van Patten had an arugula Caesar salad. |
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navinsasikumar: RT @dsceiorg Pear-Frisee Salad / then Spinach and Beet Gnocchi / a Tart, now languor #artwiculate #dinner |
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marigoldmadison: LUNCH : Smoked turkey breast with roasted tomato mayo, melted Swiss, avocado, red onion and Frisee on toasted wheat |
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