njordomir@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
My elderly relative in Germany used to drink Caro? Carro? coffee. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caro_(drink) Barely, Rye, and Chicory. Chicory, if I recall correctly is still in various things, including Fiber Snack Bars. I had to look it up since I didn’t know what it was and wanted to know if it was bad for me in some way. Turns out, as usual, I should be more concerned about the copious amounts of sugar.
SassyRamen@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You can actually buy chicory coffee. I used it for a while as a coffee replacement.
sznowicki@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeah. It’s very popular in Poland among old people. It reminds them their childhood
SassyRamen@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
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I didn’t know it is also used in Poland, here in Germany it’s mostly unheard of; other than by a few weirdos like myself.
sznowicki@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
In Poland it was popular as a breakfast drink for children in the 1980/1990s when I was a kiddo
Mariemarion@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
It was common in France until my dad’s childhood, in the 60s. There were commercials for Ricoré (half coffee, half chickory) in the 80s. AFAIK, you can still buy it in all supermarkets.
norimee@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
No it isn’t. Especially Caro Kaffee is a quite well known brand you can buy in every random supermarket.
I guess many GenZ kids wouldn’t know it, but everyone who had a grandparent that lived through the food sparse years after the war would.