Coffee substitute

Grain coffee and other substitutes can be made by roasting or decocting various organic substances. Some ingredients used include almond, acorn, asparagus, malted barley, beechnut, beetroot, carrot, chicory root, corn, soybeans, cottonseed, dandelion root (see dandelion coffee), fig, roasted garbanzo beans, lupinus, boiled-down molasses, okra seed, pea, persimmon seed, potato peel, rye, sassafras pits, sweet potato, wheat bran. ==History==

The Native American people of what is now the Southeastern United States brewed a ceremonial drink containing caffeine, "asi", or the "black drink", from the roasted leaves and stems of Ilex vomitoria (Yaupon holly). European colonists adopted this beverage as a coffee-substitute, which they called "cassina". A coffee substitute from ground, roasted chickpeas was mentioned by a German writer in 1793. The drink brewed from ground, roasted chicory root has no caffeine, but is dark and tastes much like coffee. It was used as a medicinal tea before coffee was introduced to Europe. Use of chicory as a coffee substitute became widespread in France early in the 19th century due to coffee shortages resulting from the Continental Blockade. It was used during the American Civil War in Louisiana, and remains popular in New Orleans. Chicory mixed with coffee is also popular in South India, and is known as Indian filter coffee. Postum is an instant type of coffee substitute made from roasted wheat bran, wheat and molasses. It reached its height of popularity in the United States during World War II when coffee was sharply rationed. == Examples ==

"coffee mix" consisting of 51% coffee, produced due to shortages • Roasted grain drinks are prepared from various cereals: • Barleycup is a brand of instant drink made from barley, rye, and chicory and sold in the UK. • Barley tea is an infusion popular across East Asia and sometimes sold as a coffee substitute. • Caffè d'orzo is an espresso-style preparation of roasted barley made in Italy. • Nestlé Caro is another brand of instant drink made of roasted barley, malted barley, chicory, and rye. • Inka is a Polish drink made of rye, barley, chicory and sugar beet. • Postum is an instant wheat bran and molasses drink invented by C. W. Post. • Infusions or tisanes of other plant material can resemble coffee. • Dandelion coffee is a tisane of dandelion roots. • Qishr is drink of coffee husks and spices from Yemen. • Coffee substitutes can be added to true coffee as an adulterant. • Camp Coffee is a mix of chicory and coffee from the UK, sold since 1876. • Ricoré is a mix of chicory and coffee from France created in 1953, now produced by Nestlé. Synthetic coffee In 2021, media outlets reported that the world's first synthetic coffee products have been created by two biotechnology companies, still awaiting regulatory approvals for near-term commercialization. Such products, which can be produced via cellular agriculture in bioreactors It was put on a short temporary sale in 2021. ==Preparation==

Coffee substitutes may be powder, which dissolves in hot water; grounds, which are brewed like coffee; or grains, left whole to be boiled and steeped like tea. ==See also==