The Vegetable Patch

General Discussion
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Think you mean Blette? Swiss chard.

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Bette and blette are both right, maybe it’s regional.

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Also called Poirée

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According to Jacques MĂ©decin, the very dodgy former fascist mayor of Nice and author of the excellent Cuisine Niçoise, locals were/are known as the ‘caca blettes’ because of their fondness for Swiss chard.

Always happy to add a cultural note to the thread
 :slight_smile:

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Yes, they call it Bette here in the South. :slight_smile:

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Also heard it called Biette

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As I said. :slight_smile:

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Chard pie is Torta de Blea in Nissart, super delicious.

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BIETTE. As well as BLETTE.

Hope the capital letters don’t make it sound like I am shouting.

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As long as you aren’t shouting bite or bitte (spelling may vary) you’re ok and nobody will accuse you of having Tourette’s.

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Good to hear your views!

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Garlic in last year, shallots in, ( a bit late) spinach in and some lettuce and spring onions. ( Spring onions need dark to germinate , so covered with lots of soil) Spinach and lettuce don’t like heat, but will keep an eye out and cover them if it looks like frost. Beetroot in next week, it doesn’t mind low temperatures, roquette, again doesnt like heat so that’ll go in towards the end of April.

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