2007-02-15 08:44:38 · 7 answers · asked by ANGIE R 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Chickory is a root used to enhance the flavor of coffee.
2007-02-15 08:48:58 · answer #1 · answered by spooky2b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a bitter flavor to chickory -- lots of people like the taste.
2007-02-15 08:49:46 · answer #2 · answered by GP 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy it in products like Postum and a instant called "Encore", it came about when coffee was in short supply during the Civil War and there was a discovery by some of the soldiers of a root used by the slaves for a coffee substitiute. It is widely used in Europe and the Asian community, it is very popular in the south as stated, especially in New Orleans, at Cafe du Mode with beingets and they use it for the Vietnamese drip coffee with the condensed milk and ice.
2007-02-16 06:08:24 · answer #3 · answered by The Unknown Chef 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chickory is an essence like vanilla essence.
2007-02-15 08:52:43 · answer #4 · answered by biancajh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A type of root that is added to or mixed with coffee. It's very much a southern thing. Personally I dont like it, even though I'm from the south. Its too bitter and different tasting
2007-02-15 08:53:13 · answer #5 · answered by lily 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a southern favorite breakfast drink, also used in france. chicory is a root vegetable that is a coffee substitute as well as a flavor enhancer. when people couldn't afford to use all coffee, they could add a little ground chicory to stretch the pot.
2007-02-15 08:53:49 · answer #6 · answered by SmartAleck 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was invented in the South by people who thought regular coffee wasn't bitter or nasty enough. YUCK!
2007-02-15 09:14:42 · answer #7 · answered by Lt. Dan reborn 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋