This vegetable helps prevent hypertension by lowering blood pressure thanks to its amino acid content. Furthermore, the vitamin K it is rich in helps increase concentration and, more generally, helps mental functions.

Our recipe sees it as the protagonist with Lugana I Frati DOC butter and a contrast of kumquats.

Il suo colore arancione aiuta a rifornire l’organismo di antiossidanti naturali, in particolare sotto forma di vitamina A, un nutriente importante per il mantenimento dell’integrità di pelle e mucose. Aiuta inoltre a proteggere la vista.

Una calda vellutata di zucca con il contrasto bilanciato di mela gialla sarà una coccola per il tuo palato durante queste giornate ancora fredde dell’anno.

The variety we use is the Trevigiana variety, a Venetian PGI which stands out for its early or late production.

Curiosity: radicchio appeared in Italy in the 16th century, precisely in the province of Treviso, where, from being the food of poor people, it became a prized and sought-after vegetable, thanks to particular production techniques. The full recognition of the incomparable qualities of the product was definitively established with the organization of the first radicchio exhibition, organized on the initiative of the agronomist Giuseppe Benzi in December 1900.