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a vegetable grown in total darkness so it stays pale, bitter, and gorgeously aristocratic
grown blindforced in darkness to prevent green bitterness
happy accidentdiscovered in 1830s from forgotten Belgian chicory roots
two cropsroots dug, then regrown indoors as pale buds
belgian pridelocals call it witloof, meaning white leaf
edible boatleaves double as crunchy spoons for hors d'oeuvres