Andijvie

[Leo Starrenburg]

Does anyone know the English word for andijvie ?

I have a feeling it's not very well known in the USA, the andive or endive I came up with on the internet is what we (In The Netherlands) call Brussels Lof.

cheers, Leo.

[markemorse]

Hey Leo,

It's chicory I'm pretty sure....

mark

[markemorse]

EDIT: This PDF has pictures and names of members of the chicory family. On a Belgian page there was mention of a Globo variety of andijvie. There is mention of a Globo variety in the PDF file linked above and it refers to a type of chicory called "Scarole endive".

So: I think in America you might see this as endive or escarole.

Edited September 7, 2006 by markemorse (log)

[Dave the Cook]

Does it look like this?

Or like this?

[BonVivant]

also known as "plain leaved endive", or "broad leave chicory endive".

i only care about finding couve galega which is non-existant in NL

[Peter B Wolf]

also known as "plain leaved endive", or "broad leave chicory endive". 

i only care about finding couve galega which is non-existant in NL 

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Collard Greens, called "couve galega" in Portugal ( according see below)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collard_greens

[tsquare]

also known as "plain leaved endive", or "broad leave chicory endive".  

i only care about finding couve galega which is non-existant in NL 

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Collard Greens, called "couve galega" in Portugal ( according see below)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collard_greens

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If this is the green of the famous Portuguese soup "Caldo Verde", they are not collards or kale. That would be too easy. But from what I saw growing, similar to giant collards.

[Swisskaese]

It is curly leafed endive. It looks like this:

Curly Endive

In the States, you can find the baby curly endive called frisee.

Edited October 3, 2006 by Swisskaese (log)

[Chufi]

Sorry guys, I only just found this topic due to my vacation!

Swisskaese, are you answering to the original post about andijvie with your reply, or to the second question about couve galega?

Because, I know nothng about couve galega, but I do know something about andijvie.

Your link to curly endive shows me something that is not the same as the Dutch andijvie. That same website does describe Dutch andijvie though:

escarole

as markemorse already mentioned upthread.

here's a pic from the Dutch cooking thread:

[Pat Churchill]

Sounds like what my Belgian friend would call witloof or endive.

[Chufi]

Sounds like what my Belgian friend would call witloof or endive.

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No, this is witloof (spelled witlof in the Netherlands), aka as Belgian Endive:

Edited October 4, 2006 by Chufi (log)