Black curl cabbage from Lucca

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Produced in Lucca since ‘ 800 it is called in local dialect terms, “braschetta”. The production of this variety of cabbage with the leaves very large, long, narrow and dark green colour with clear ribbs, is typical of the winter period, but the beginning of the production cycle takes place in July. In the kitchen it is used for the soup “ Frantoiana” and the Farinata.