Chicory became popular in the United States as a coffee additive
during the Union blockade of the South during the Civil War. It was
also used again during World War II to "stretch" coffee.
It has lost popularity in the US as a coffee additive in recent
years. Chicory is also used in many Vietnamese coffee blends as
well. Chicory is still used in “New Orleans†or “Louisianaâ€
blends.
As a flavoring, chicory has a tendency to mellow bitter coffee.
Today several commercial chicory blend coffee is available with
various ratios of coffee to chicory. Chicory is also available by
itself in many grocery stores. I recommend going with the method of
buying your chicory and mixing it with fresh roasted coffee; by
default any coffee you buy pre-ground and premixed will be stale
when you get it. As a starting point for adding your own chicory
concentrations in commercial blends vary from 10-30%.
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