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witlof

English translation: chicory/belgian andive

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Dutch term or phrase:witlof
English translation:chicory/belgian andive
Entered by: moya

16:39 Aug 14, 2004
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Botany
Dutch term or phrase: witlof
/
chicory
Explanation:
Van Dale/Oxford
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moya
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:10
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Summary of answers provided
5 +12chicory
moya
5 +5Belgian endive
Bart B. Van Bockstaele
5 +3Belgian endive
Jean-Pierre Vandenbrande
4chicory - to avoid confusion
Dutchy04


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +12
chicory


Explanation:
Van Dale/Oxford

moya
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:10
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Iris70
30 mins
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agree  mcguegan
37 mins
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agree  Dave Greatrix
46 mins
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agree  Mirjam Bonne-Nollen: or even witloof chicory (1,510 hits on Google)
2 hrs
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agree  Will Matter
6 hrs
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agree  Nanny Wintjens
7 hrs
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agree  Jacqueline van der Spek
10 hrs
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agree  Linda Switten
1 day 1 hr
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agree  writeaway: UK only
1 day 1 hr
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agree  Saskia Steur (X)
2 days 1 hr
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agree  Bart B. Van Bockstaele: Only in the UK
3 days 4 hrs
  -> welbedankt Bart
agree  Nizamettin Yigit: Species name of plant: Cichorium endivia. synonyms: endive, witloof. if you check witloof, than 4 synonyms come: Belgian endive, Species name, endive and French endive... Now it is time to get confused. How come Belgian and French at the same time? :)
3 days 5 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Belgian endive


Explanation:
This is the term I see all over Toronto.

They are called Belgian endives, but they nearly never come from there. They are usually grown locally in Ontario, or imported from the States.



Bart B. Van Bockstaele
Canada
Local time: 15:10
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  moya: This is right as well, but that's how they call it in France
41 mins
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agree  Will Matter: same plant, different name.
6 hrs
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agree  Nanny Wintjens
7 hrs
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agree  writeaway: oops-another UK/North American divide-UK is chicory and USA/Canada (and other places too) use Belgian endive./south of the border too! :-)
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thank you, writewaway. That is exactly why I specified "in Toronto".
agree  Nizamettin Yigit
3 days 5 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Belgian endive


Explanation:
Belgian endive is the vegetable that you eat. From the root of the plant that you do not eat, chicory is made. During the war, this was used as an ersatz for coffee. In fact, many people in Belgium still mix chicory and coffee when making coffee.

P.S. Belgian endive is grown in a dark location, e.g. in the cellar. That is how my father grew Belgian endive at home in Belgium. Belgian endive is usually wrapped in dark blue paper to protect its whitish-yellowish color. Exposure to light turns the leaves green which is undesirable.

Jean-Pierre Vandenbrande
United States
Local time: 15:10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Will Matter
5 hrs
agree  Bart B. Van Bockstaele: True, the advantage of chicory is that it has a tendency to add more body to the taste of coffee while the liquid becomes darker, even pitch-black.
1 day 20 mins
agree  writeaway: I add chicory to my coffee every morning and never realized that the chicory comes from witloof! And my coffee and chicory are both French-I have it French style in a bowl with warm milk (the milk is Belgian :-))
1 day 31 mins
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
chicory - to avoid confusion


Explanation:
I agree with Moya. You have to be carefull with Belgian Endive as some might understand this to be Dutch "Andijvie".
Using Chicory will avoid any confusion about this vegetable.

Dutchy04
Local time: 20:10
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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