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Cafe du monde, coffee and chicory
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Cafe du monde, coffee and chicory
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Cafe du monde, coffee and chicory
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
It's summer. It's so muggy you can see the steam rise off the pavement. Yep, you're in the semi-tropics now. It's New Orleans and the living is easy. And it is 8 o'clock in the morning. Time for cafe au lait made with coffee and chicory and a plate of beignets dusted with powdered sugar. It's the chicory that gives cafe au lait its robust, mellowed down flavor.
Chicory? What is chicory? Thought you would never ask. I just happen to have that answer right here:
From Wikipedia: "Root chicory (Cichorium intybus var. sativum) has been in cultivation in Europe as a coffee substitute. The roots are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and additive, especially in the Mediterranean region (where the plant is native), although its use as a coffee additive is also very popular in India, parts of Southeast Asia and the American South, particularly in New Orleans. Chicory, with sugar beet and rye was used as an ingredient of the East German Mischkaffee (mixed coffee), introduced during the "coffee crisis" of 1976-9." Chicory is also related to endive and raddichio.
Cafe au lait is strong coffee mixed half with hot milk, and sugar added as desired. There is nothing like it, especially when drunk in the atmosphere of New Orleans.
Chicory? What is chicory? Thought you would never ask. I just happen to have that answer right here:
From Wikipedia: "Root chicory (Cichorium intybus var. sativum) has been in cultivation in Europe as a coffee substitute. The roots are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and additive, especially in the Mediterranean region (where the plant is native), although its use as a coffee additive is also very popular in India, parts of Southeast Asia and the American South, particularly in New Orleans. Chicory, with sugar beet and rye was used as an ingredient of the East German Mischkaffee (mixed coffee), introduced during the "coffee crisis" of 1976-9." Chicory is also related to endive and raddichio.
Cafe au lait is strong coffee mixed half with hot milk, and sugar added as desired. There is nothing like it, especially when drunk in the atmosphere of New Orleans.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
I have been to NOLA twice, and both times drank as much Cafe Du Monde as possible. Make it 50% coffee (I use a french press) and 50% hot whole milk. I get mine at the local asian market for $3.65 a can but this price is fair for the coffee, and it is simply the best, full chickory taste. Great with grits in the morning too!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Chicory gives this coffee its rich taste, dark color and syrupy body -- I guess, although no other chicory-cut coffee I've ever tasted was this good. Although this coffee tastes very strong and robust, I suspect it has less caffeine than the straight stuff; at least, I've been able to drink a lot of it without getting the jitters.
I usually buy mine for some ridiculously low price at an Asian market, but lately they've been out of stock. Anyone know why Asian markets carry this product? I wonder if there's an interesting story behind that...
I usually buy mine for some ridiculously low price at an Asian market, but lately they've been out of stock. Anyone know why Asian markets carry this product? I wonder if there's an interesting story behind that...
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
So Good
This is the only coffee that I like.
Nothing else comes close to it.
I usually drink it black, but it is good with cream and sugar, or brewed Vietnamese style and poured... Read more
Nothing else comes close to it.
I usually drink it black, but it is good with cream and sugar, or brewed Vietnamese style and poured... Read more
Published 19 days ago by Bill
4.0 out of 5 stars
Prompt delivery; good product
My coffee arrived on time, thanks for the prompt delivery. I tried it out on 4-29-13 w/ a new reuseable filter for Keurig so I'm still trying to get the right cup. Read more
Published 22 days ago by HappygoLucky
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hubby adores this coffee!
We discovered coffee with chicory and absolutely love it! My hubby favors Cafe du Monde over French Market, I favor French Market over Cafe du Monde. Read more
Published 24 days ago by MsDove
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Tasting
Great taste. Needed a different coffee experience and this gave it to me. The taste of chickory added something extra.
Published 24 days ago by Bonnie L. Marker
5.0 out of 5 stars
there's nothing like properly made Cafe Du Monde
-absolutely nothing....made with 1/2 milk or cream.....yes it is strong-but many people don't realize- just like with beer -there is a difference between strong and bitter. Read more
Published 26 days ago by kpdrumswritessings
2.0 out of 5 stars
Acrid
I had one cup and I am not sure what to do with the remainder. I bought this after reading some reviews to use with a phin filter to make Vietnamese coffee. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Drusilla
5.0 out of 5 stars
Yum
Take this coffee, get yourself a manual espresso drip cup, put 1/4cup of condensed milk in the bottom of a coffee. Read more
Published 2 months ago by firefly
3.0 out of 5 stars
Buy the airtight bags instead
As a serious coffee drinker that drinks three expresso style cups of coffee per day, I have come to appreciate my Cafe Du Monde coffee at home when I cannot make it to the French... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Pietro D. Pitts
1.0 out of 5 stars
No bargain...
Amazon is my 'go to place' for good prices, fast shipping and quality merchandise.
While I love the coffee (mixed with my regular brand) and would have given it more stars,... Read more
While I love the coffee (mixed with my regular brand) and would have given it more stars,... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Concerned Soapmaker
4.0 out of 5 stars
Craving fulfilled
It's not like a cup from the Cafe Du Monde, but it sure squelched that craving I had from some good chickory coffee. This is great for weekends.
Published 3 months ago by Gerald L. Moon
