Pandora wrote:
> "jake" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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>>Pandora wrote:
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>>>In autumn and winter, here in Italy, we use to eat a certain kind of
>>>vegetable called "Radicchio". This is a link where you can see the photo:
>>>
>>>http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/radicchio.htm
>>>
>>>The taste is a little bitter, but we like it for this reason. We mix it
>>>with green salad (like lettuce, for example), or we make a very very good
>>>seasoning for pasta (you mix, for example radicchio with sausages). For
>>>these recipes it is better using "Radicchio di Chioggia or Verona, which
>>>is ball shaped (see the photo in the link). The other kind "Radicchio di
>>>Treviso" is long shaped and is good for BBQing.
>>>Today or tomorrow, I would like to make Ravioli (handmade) filled with
>>>ricotta and radicchio (Gnam Gnam).
>>>I would like to know if you have Radicchio in Usa and other country of
>>>the world.
>>>Cheers
>>>Pandora
>>>
>>>
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>>You can buy it in some supermarkets here. I haven't tried it yet, but mean
>>to cook with it. When I happen top wind up in the right supermarket at
>>some point.
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> You have to try! I'm sure you will like!
> Cheers
> Pandora
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I know I will! I'd love to try it grilled, with some olive oil and salt,
probably.