Chicory Hot Tips
More widely grown on the Continent than the UK, chicory or radicchio () is a varied veg. Some, such as ‘Palla Rossa’, form tight heads of red foliage, while others are looser and long-leaved (Treviso). Then there are the non-forcing sugar-loaf types which resemble a large lettuce. Witloof is grown for forcing to produce ‘chicons’, tight heads which grow after the top of the plant is removed and the roots are plunged into darkness to produce tender and sweeter ‘buds’. Since there is a bit of a process involved in producing
