Mark Diacono explains how to grow chicory and endive — and what you can do with them.
Chicory (Cichorium intybus) and endive (Cichorium endivia) are closely related bitter leaves that I wouldn’t be without. Think of them as the olives of the salad world. Our sweetened palates make them an acquired taste for some — we are programmed to read bitterness as dangerous — but, once bitter clicks, it can become a real favourite.
Try a few bitter leaves as punctuations…
