Aka chicory and other cereals substitute with sugar substitute and real milk.

As opposed to special occasions coffee, that is the real deal, might post later.

  • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksM
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    12 days ago

    What does the binary mug say? I’m curious.

    Also, I’ve never tried chicory before, what’s it taste like? I know it’s a pretty historically popular coffee substitute but I’ve never needed to sub coffee before so I never tried it.

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      it mostly tastes “brown” and “woody” to me. has a little bit of a resinous/creosote/herbaceous edge to it.

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      It’s less acidic than coffee but similarly bitter, so while I drink my coffee often black and without sugar for the chicory I find having a sweetener almost a necessity. This is a blend with rye and barley, that makes it more round. I agree with the other commenter that it tastes a bit woody. It has similar earthy tones to coffee, but I wouldn’t say it replicates well coffee. It’s its own thing.

      The mug is form a company, so it just says the name of the company in binary.

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        12 days ago

        Very good to know, thank you! I think I’ll stick with my decaf coffee beans for my evening brews but if I see a small amount somewhere I may pick it up.