Endive and Escorale?

[Yellow Turtle01]

Why is endive always said to be also known as 'escarole'? They are totally different! Leaves... stem...
Does anyone know?

 

[jaizei]

Escarole is a type of endive

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Escarole is a type of endive

? Are there several types? I've only ever seen one endive.

 

[Tom]

There are many types. Look at a seed selling website. I once tried a bunch of them. Torts didn't seem to care which one I fed them. They liked it all.

 

[dmmj]

Like lettuce, romaine, butter, ice berg. OMG, I swore to never talk about lettuce again, NEVER AGAIN. All lettuce different types, ok I got to stop now.

 

[Iochroma]

Ditto to Tom; chicory, endives, escarole, and radicchio are all the same plant botanically. It is open to interpretation, but I think curly endive is as well. Great food source. Lousy coffee substitute.

 

[ascott]

Why is endive always said to be also known as 'escarole'? They are totally different! Leaves... stem...
Does anyone know?

http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/seasonalcooking/farmtotable/visualguidesaladgreens