Chicory coffee: does it taste like real coffee or not?
Chicory coffee can look like coffee, brew in much the same way and give you a warm mug to hold on a sleepy morning. But does it taste like the real thing? The honest answer is: not exactly . Roasted chicory has a dark, toasted flavour that can bring coffee to mind, but it is usually earthier, less sharp and sometimes a little sweeter. It also contains no caffeine when it is made from chicory alone. That makes chicory root coffee worth trying if you want to cut down