Stephen & Elisabeth in England

Friday, 21 October 2005

In Quest for Endives
Mood:

incredulous
Topic: Elisabeth's Entries
Where can you get endives in England? I can't find them on Sainsbury's online, so I'm going to take a risk and go into town, armed with an endives recipe. Don't worry, I'll bring a back up.

Stay tuned for the outcome...

OUTCOME: Yes, Sainsbury's does have endives, or the closest to it: chickory. So all's ok.

Posted by oz/rexcats at 12:42 PM BST
Updated: Friday, 21 October 2005 2:39 PM BST
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Friday, 21 October 2005 - 4:50 PM BST

Name: Greg

Thank god, you had me worried there.

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Friday, 21 October 2005 - 4:55 PM BST

Name: Sean

What are endives.... What are chickory???
They do not look the same, at least in google's image search's eyes..

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Saturday, 22 October 2005 - 9:24 AM BST

Name: Elisabeth

You are right, they are slightly different, depending on where they are grown. I have just checked out a veggie cookbook from the library and they say:

Chickory: The slim, sleek, elongated vegetable with whitish leaves that bunch around each other tightly like some effete but sylish lettuce. As with white asparagus, the leaves never see the light of day, growing without benefit of sun in fairly cool earth. Called endive in France and Belgian endive in America, this vegetable is known both for its crispness and its slightly bitter taste.

So what can I say? I'll let you know how tonights endive meal turns out...oh I will!

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