variants
or less commonly frisé
: curly endive leaves that have finely dissected edges and are used in salads : curly endive
called also frisée lettuce
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The dishes kept coming: caviar frisee with taro crisps, seared bigeye tuna with sweet potato, ali’i mushroom bordelaise, and kale, the last paired with a Napa Bordeaux blend.
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2023
Hake Namban Zuke frisee by Kenshi Imura of Cafe Sushi in Cambridge.
—Peggy Hernandez, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
Frame Resident Chef Michael Barrera has curated an inspired menu of dishes, such as borscht, a beet soup, and Chicken Kyiv served with celery root and frisee.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 2 Mar. 2022
The sweetness of the crab balances the bitter flavor of the frisee.
—Sunset Magazine, 22 Dec. 2021
The stew is homey, warmed by the complex and lightly piquant ras el hanout spice, and sometimes topped with an arrangement of frisee that makes the bowl look almost nest-like.
—Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 6 Dec. 2019
The most notable slip over the course of four meals was a frisee salad hosting artichokes, potatoes, pancetta and an egg.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2019
Instead of spiky alien globes, Priolo presents a plate piled high with baby artichokes sliced paper thin, marinated in lemon then topped with curly frisee and shaved petals of Parmesan.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 3 June 2019
Mix radicchio and frisee in bowl with a bit of dressing, place on plate and continue to garnish with figs, walnuts, bleu cheese crumbles & Mousse.
—Krystyna Chávez, Marie Claire, 3 May 2019
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2023
Hake Namban Zuke frisee by Kenshi Imura of Cafe Sushi in Cambridge.
—Peggy Hernandez, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
Frame Resident Chef Michael Barrera has curated an inspired menu of dishes, such as borscht, a beet soup, and Chicken Kyiv served with celery root and frisee.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 2 Mar. 2022
The sweetness of the crab balances the bitter flavor of the frisee.
—Sunset Magazine, 22 Dec. 2021
The stew is homey, warmed by the complex and lightly piquant ras el hanout spice, and sometimes topped with an arrangement of frisee that makes the bowl look almost nest-like.
—Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 6 Dec. 2019
The most notable slip over the course of four meals was a frisee salad hosting artichokes, potatoes, pancetta and an egg.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2019
Instead of spiky alien globes, Priolo presents a plate piled high with baby artichokes sliced paper thin, marinated in lemon then topped with curly frisee and shaved petals of Parmesan.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 3 June 2019
Mix radicchio and frisee in bowl with a bit of dressing, place on plate and continue to garnish with figs, walnuts, bleu cheese crumbles & Mousse.
—Krystyna Chávez, Marie Claire, 3 May 2019
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“Frisée.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fris%C3%A9e. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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