{"product_id":"bishy-barnabees-cottage-garden-beetroot-chioggia","title":"Beetroot Chioggia","description":"\u003cp\u003eSlice a Chioggia for the first time and the reaction is involuntary. Concentric pink and white rings, perfectly even, like a cross-section of agate. An Italian heritage variety from the coastal town near Venice, grown there for over 150 years and still grown today for one reason above all others: nothing else looks like it on a plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe flavour is genuinely good, sweeter and milder than a red beetroot with a delicate earthiness rather than the deep intensity of Boltardy. But the eating quality is a bonus. People grow Chioggia for the look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne thing to know before you sow it: \u003cstrong\u003ethe rings fade when cooked.\u003c\/strong\u003e Boil or roast it and the pattern blurs to a uniform rose. To keep the stripes, eat it raw — shaved thin on a mandoline, sliced into salads, or grated into a slaw. It is also a shade less bolt-resistant than Boltardy, so hold the earliest sowings back until the soil is thoroughly warm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53657057919309,"sku":"BET-CHG","price":1.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0828\/6961\/6973\/files\/Gemini_Generated_Image_h6eroeh6eroeh6er.png?v=1775296115","url":"https:\/\/thefoalyard.co.uk\/products\/bishy-barnabees-cottage-garden-beetroot-chioggia","provider":"The Foalyard","version":"1.0","type":"link"}