Pain de Sucre is also known as green leaf and sugarloaf. It is a delicious, sweet and healthy vegetable that can be used as a replacement for endive and lettuce. Pain de Sucre is easy to grow, has almost no disease problems and requires little care. Chicory is also known as endive and sweet potato. It is related to chicory, endive and red-leaf. It looks a lot like romaine lettuce or Chinese cabbage. The leaves are crisp, light green and deliciously mild in flavour with a well known hint of bitterness. It is one of the many "forgotten vegetables" that is enjoying a revival.
Pain de sucre is a very healthy and versatile vegetable. It contains the following vitamins, among others: A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C, E, K and P. And the minerals: calcium, iron, phosphorus, copper, manganese, magnesium, sodium, silicon and zinc. It is also a versatile vegetable that can be boiled, steamed, stewed, blanched and used in oven dishes. It can also be finely chopped and used in salads and as a raw vegetable. You can also add it to soups and other recipes. Pain de sucre is delicious with: minced meat, pork, beef, chicken, cheese, bacon, eggs, pasta, ham, apple, red pepper, milk, olive oil, parsley, eggs, red wine vinegar, mustard, butter, nutmeg, cream, ginger, chives, lentils, bananas, honey and cinnamon. And with other vegetables such as: chicory, tomatoes, leek, paprika, endive, potatoes, garlic, onion, carrot, mangetout, broccoli, chard, spring onion, wild rocket, mushrooms, pumpkin, sweet potato, green beans, spinach, sorrel, turnip greens, broccoli, courgette and broad beans. It can be kept for a few days in the vegetable compartment of the fridge. Non hardy annual.