radicchio lettuce

Is Radicchio A Lettuce? Radicchio (pronounced rad-EE-key-o) is the Italian name for a good-sized group of red chicories. These are not lettuce or cabbage, neither of which can replace radicchio’s fleshy, slightly bitter chewiness. Radicchios are named after the towns in the Veneto region of northern Italy where most are grown. What kind of lettuce