Amazon on the plate

Chicory
Origin
The chicory, although called Para’s
coriander or “coentrão”, what means
something like big coriander, Eryngium
foetidum, grows wild in many places in
Brazil, but only in the <strong>Amazon</strong> it has
become an indispensable condiment in
many salted dishes, a fact which do
not please everybody from abroad. It
is a plant with a two-year cycle, native
to Tropical America and the Antilles.
Aroma
The name “coentrão” already indicates
that the chicory smell resembles
coriander, but its aroma is more spicy
and intense or even unpleasant as it is
suggested by the Latin name.
Use
Any salty dish is spiced with some
chicory leaves. Many packets of green
smell or alfavaca include some leaves
of chicory beyond the indispensable
little chili peppers.
Classic
Chicory is indispensable in any dish
with fish, In the tucupi or in the
tacacá.
Exotic
Used in a pesto with an exotic note or
in soft doses to seasoning a colorful
vegetable salad.
Unmissable
Pickled in vinegar, it gives it a very
peculiar flavor, perfect to use in salads
or with vegetables.
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