Sculpit or Stridolo is a fast-growing, mild-mannered annual blending complex flavors of Chicory, Arugula, Tarragon and other favorite greens. It's milder than that would suggest, with a flavor all its own.
Found on the edge of crop fields and in forests and mountain pastures, the sprigs are harvested before blooming and used in cooking, mainly for pasta, meat, vegetables and salads, omelets and risottos in Italy where this scarce gourmet green is found. Little known outside of Italy.
In Galeata, a village in the Emilia-Romagna region, a festival at the end of April each year celebrates the sculpit. The town's streets come alive with stalls, while in Piazza Gramsci local chefs demonstrate dishes using sculpit, especially pasta and ravioli.
45 days
Approx 30 seeds per pack