Endive
(Cicorium endivia)Vegetable that can be used for its yellowish white leaves and also some of the green, tender and curly ones, especially the winter varieties.
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- Outdoor growing
- Forced growing in greenhouses
- Preservation in cooling chambers
- Product from several sources
- Contrasting product (from the southern hemisphere)
Translation of the name
Catalan: Escarola
Spanish: Escarola
English: Endive
Category
Vegetable
Family
Commercial: Leaf garden produce
Scientific: Compositàcia
Varieties
Wavy leaf (Stratego), Smooth leaf (Cabello de angel, Oxiale, Santa Coloma)
Nutritional value
37 calories per cada 100 grams
Grams which make up a serving
200 grams (1 plat)
The tree it grows on and its curiosities
Endive, escarole
Nowadays, it is mainly cultivated in Asia, the main grower being China, followed a long way behind by the United States and Spain (Valencia, Barcelona, Tarragona, Lérida, Girona, Múrcia, Toledo, Alicante, Granada).