Little known produce: coming to terms with endive, persimmon, and mangosteen (The Toledo Blade)
Posted on October 14th, 2008
Three foods have been on my mind ever since I went to a food show last spring in New Orleans. I saw individual endives growing in small, tight, creamy buds on top of thick brown roots like birds on a fence. I had never seen endive (pronounced 'on-deev' by purists) growing. Most often I've seen petals of endive as a one-bite appetizer. Across the food show aisle I saw a bowl of mangosteen, with ...
