🌍 Veneto, Italy (Treviso province); Cichorium intybus var. foliosum; red radicchio type; Treviso is the birthplace of the red radicchio tradition; also cultivated in Belgium and France
🕰️ 16th–17th century development in Treviso region; technique of forcing (covered in water during winter to produce pale, tender leaves) developed 18th–19th century; premium Italian product