date:Dec 05, 2012
, and 95% of the time in a salad. In Europe, where the demand for chicory decreases in the holidays, 75% of the chicory is cooked, but the consumption is declining due to competition from other small leaf varieties.
The chicory was discovered in Brussels in the mid-19th century. The white vegetable can be produced almost all year round. In the month of May seeds of a special variety of chicory are sown and the roots are harvest at the beginning of autumn. Then they are cooled and stored from 15