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Radicchio
Cooking radicchio brings out the vegetable's natural sweetness but it can also be served fresh. Grill radicchio halves and combine with cooked white beans and balsamic vinaigrette.
Green Swiss Chard
Swiss chard leaves grow on a pale whitish-green stalk. Shiny and dark green, the crinkly green leaves offer a taste that lies somewhere between asparagus and celery with possibly a hint of beet.
Grower
Seasons/Availability
Available year round
Description/Taste
Broccoli Spigarello delivers a very intense broccoli flavor. Tasting similar to kale, the slight bitterness of this broccoli variety is pleasantly tangy. Less acidic than regular broccoli, the woody stems are not edible.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
A member of the Cruciferous family, the word broccoli comes from the Italian word "brocco", meaning bud, shoot or sprout and from the Latin word "brachium" meaning arm or branch. This variety is very popular in European cuisines.
Geography/History
Broccoli spigarello is native to Southern Italy and is very popular throughout Europe.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Broccoli Spigarello. One
is easiest, three is harder.
| Coleman Family Farms | Homepage |
Seasons/Availability
Available year round
Description/Taste
Broccoli Spigarello delivers a very intense broccoli flavor. Tasting similar to kale, the slight bitterness of this broccoli variety is pleasantly tangy. Less acidic than regular broccoli, the woody stems are not edible.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
A member of the Cruciferous family, the word broccoli comes from the Italian word "brocco", meaning bud, shoot or sprout and from the Latin word "brachium" meaning arm or branch. This variety is very popular in European cuisines.
Geography/History
Broccoli spigarello is native to Southern Italy and is very popular throughout Europe.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Cafe Chloe | San Diego CA | 619-232-3242 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Broccoli Spigarello. One
is easiest, three is harder.| Sunday Nite Dinner |
|
Chinese Sausage and Broccoli Fried Rice |
| Lox, Stock, and Barrel |
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Macaroni and Cheese with Broccoli Spigarello |
| TasteFood |
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Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli |
