Pain de Sucre

Pain de Sucre chicory

Pain de Sucre

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An easy-to-grow, tasty chicory distinguished by its large, cone-shaped heads that look a little like cos lettuces.

Description

Cichorium intybus

Pain de Sucre is an easy-to-grow chicory distinguished by its large, cone-shaped heads that looks a little like a cos lettuce. The broad leaves wrap tightly around each other so that the inner leaves are blanched by the outside ones, and produce firm heads that grow about 40cm tall.

Known in English as ‘sugar loaf’, the tasty leaves have a gentle bitterness, making this versatile chicory ideal for cooking and using fresh in salads.

Approx. number of seeds per pack: 400 seeds

 

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Comments

• In 2025, we got good results from both April and July sowings (grown outdoors), and from an October sowing (grown overwinter in a polytunnel).
•Multiple harvests can be made when young plants are managed in a cut-and-grow-again system.
•We like making salads from chopped-up leaves mixed with onions and sweet peppers. Add some salt and pepper, and dress with oil and vinegar for a delicious, simple fresh dish.

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