Carraro Michele

In Chioggia, where the Po delta deposits silty, water-rich soils, Carraro Michele cultivates a vegetable that few other territories can replicate. The Radicchio di Chioggia IGP is born from these precise conditions: its spherical, red heads veined with white depend on a soil that simply doesn't exist in the same form elsewhere, linking the product to its place more than any brand. Production takes place within the ten municipalities of the protected area, alternating early and late varieties according to the rhythm of the seasons. These are two distinct periods for the same vegetable, each with its own window and compactness, which the farm follows without forcing the calendar. The regular sphericity and crispness that have made this radicchio recognizable throughout Italy are not an aesthetic goal but a direct consequence of the soil and water. Cultivating it here means preserving a territorial character that cannot be transferred: Carraro Michele works within this restricted geography, bringing together agricultural practice and the identity of a deeply local vegetable.

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