I've heard that people make coffee out of Chicory, is this true?

[Sandee]

Is it the kind of chicory that grows wild on the side of the roads?

 

[John K]

It is added to some coffees, particularly Luzianne. Straight chicory coffee would be horrible.
In the Civil War coffee was made from crushed acorns.

 

[lol l]

yes ! hard 2 belive

 

[mml074]

Yes,
check out this site
http://coffeetea.about.com/cs/coffeesubstitutes/a/chicory.htm


Cafe du monde, in New Orleans has really good chicory coffee. It's a must if your are in the area!

 

[jimmy d.]

Chicory has been used as a coffee extender, especially in the deep south when supplies of coffee were scarce. New Orleans is noted for their chicory coffee.

 

[cannot_remember_chit]

Yes they do, down in LA. and it is refined

 

[N R]

they put it in there.

 

[Michael M]

yes was big in the southern part of the USA/

 

[Andrew]

chicory is mixed in with the coffee beans. I believe it is to take some of the bitterness out of the coffee. I believe it is a New Orleans thing mostly.

 

[Teeby]

Yes. Before Martha Stewart went to prison, she had a show where she visited New Orleans and was shown how to make chicory coffee.

 

[rosalind2 l]

Yes it was added to coffee all over the world to make the coffee less bitter and to ameliorate the effects of caffeine.

When coffee was first introduced to the west (about 600years ago) it had a deleterious effect on people as would ephedrine today. I know that is hard to believe but is true never the less.

Chicory was added to reduce these effects and to improve the taste.

 

[Mandi Jo]

yea its a new orleans thing...

 

[ga.peach67]

Chicory coffee is very popular in New Orleans although I do not know the process.