What Part Of Chicory Is Edible. Chicory is a perennial herbaceous plant with a blue or lavender flower. It can also be used interchangeably with dandelion greens according to Katie Letcher Lyle in The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants Mushrooms Fruits and Nuts 2010 ed a book I like for its traditional recipes and lore.
You can eat the flowers leaves and root of both plants. Additionally what does a chicory plant look like. Chicory Cichorium intybus Family.
It is lanceolate in shape with the length ranging from 2 to 3 times the maximum width.
11052012 Chicory has a milky juice. Au lait with chicory and of course a side of hot beignets. Toss them in a salad but before doing so blanch them. You can eat the flowers leaves and root of both plants.