الثلاثاء، 22 مارس 2011

Chicory / Succory


Chicory / Succory...................


Common chicory is a bushy perennial with blue or lavender flowers. Originating from Europe, it was naturalized in North America, where it has a common roadside plant.

The flowers are borne clear Fluted petals with two or three flowers at each leaf joint and flowers from mid summer to mid autumn.

The root of the chicory plant is long and thick as the tap root of the dandelion. When dried, roasted and ground, it makes an excellent substitute for coffee. There is no caffeine in chicory, and it creates a more "roasted" flavor as coffee. Many manufacturers offer blends with up to 30% chicory, which cuts from the caffeine in your cup. But many people over a cup of "coffee"completely made ​​from ground, roasted chicory.

It is a staple in Cajun-style red-eye gravy. Common chicory is also known as blue sailors, chicory and coffeeweed known.

The shoots are heads of forcing roots in heat and darkness (also known as chicory) produced blanched. This may in salads, as a cup thrown into appetizers or used as a vegetable cooked in butter.

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