Chicory is a cool-season vegetable characterized by slightly bitter flavors. Also known as Italian dandelion, Belgian endive, and French endive, chicory comes in different types - red chicory ...

There are the long, toothed dandelion leaves, and there, enclosed within them, are the firm spears. What is it? Puntarelle, which means “little points” in Italian, is a chicory that remains ...

Not quite the Forties ‘flat white’, one was a resourceful blend of roasted chicory and dandelion root. As cooking fats were rationed, oil-based liquid paraffin was used as an alternative in ...