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Language: French
Description: Escarole, Batavia or broad-leafed endive. ABatavian or broad-leaved endive or escarole (US: chicory) is a slightly bitter salad green with broader, flatter leaves and less curliness than the true endive.
| Endive, with thanks to the lovely Pomi in Rue Mouffetard in Paris |
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Latin: Cichorium endivia (Linnaeus) var Latifolium
Gender: f
Ethnicity: French
Most frequent country: Widespread
Also known as: chicorée, chicorée frisée, chicory escarole, frisée, laitue Batavia, scarole
Substitutes: radicchio, rocket or any other bitter salad leaves.
See places: French food and cuisine
See foods and dishes: batavia
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