Wild chicory
Wild chicory, Cichorium intybus, is used as an edible leaf vegetable with a bitter character.
- Plant
- Cichorium intybus
- Leaf flavor
- Bitter
Try it in the kitchen
Puglia’s university-led food atlas documents fave bianche e cicorie, pairing wild chicory with white fava beans. Our suggestion: serve cooked chicory beside a smooth fava-bean purée with olive oil, keeping the two textures distinct.
An identified edible chicory
Buy wild chicory identified for food use and ask how the bunch should be prepared. The generic name does not establish one particular local selection or protected product; use the seller’s description to understand what you have.
