Chicory - A Plant with Valuable Properties and Versatile Uses

Chicory is a plant that resembles lettuce in appearance and is distinguished by its characteristic slightly bitter taste. It is a vegetable with versatile uses, which can be consumed raw as well as after thermal processing. The root of the plant can also serve as an excellent substitute for coffee. Is chicory healthy? What properties can the plant have? What can be made from chicory?

Natalia Goździak

Master of dietetics, specialist in dietoprophylaxis and dietotherapy

Copywriter - dietitian. She completed her bachelor's degree in sports dietetics at the Academy of Physical Education in Poznań, while her master's degree in dietoprophylaxis and dietotherapy - at the UP in Poznań. She treats the principles of healthy eating primarily as valuable tips, not rigorous regulations, that must be strictly followed. Privately, she is passionate about photography, which cannot imagine life without books.