Posts Tagged ‘monk’s beard’
A Vegetable by any other name: riscoli, barba di frate, monk’s beard
This strange looking vegetable has been in the market for the past few weeks and I can honestly say I’ve never seen anything like it. Long green, almost chive-like leaves growing off a central stem, sold with the roots attached. I asked our Umbertide fruttovendolo (I just love saying that word, its so much…
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