Michigan State University Extension
Preserving Food Safely - 01600783
10/13/97

### CHICORY- GENERAL INFORMATION

        Chicory used  to be  available  only  during the cooler

    months,
    but is now available year-round.  Nearly all Belgian

    endive
    sold in the United  States is  grown  in Belgium.  An

    insignificant
     amount  is  imported  from  Chile  during the

    summer
    months, but very little,  if any, Belgian-type endive

    is
    grown domestically.  During World  War II some endive was

    grown
    in  Michigan,  but the product was below par  and  was

    discontinued
    at the end of the war.

        When purchasing Belgian endive,  look for firm,  plump,

    crisp,
     unblemished,  pure white heads that have yellow leaf

    tips.
      If  those  tips  are green rather than  the  desired

    yellow,
     the endive isn't fresh and will taste very  bitter.

    The
     short,  fat heads are preferable to those that are long

    and
    thin.

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