Posts tagged "Chicory"
Chicory coffee and its Health Benefits How did chicory, a root native to Europe, become an essential ingredient in South Indian filter coffee? From its original purpose as filler during times of shortage, chicory is still added to South Indian...
Synonymous with a South Indian home is a coffee filter. The filter helps derive the 'decoction' to be used to form the delicious milky beverage known as filter coffee, a staple in many homes and restaurants.
So, what is filter coffee and how did it come about to be so popular in South India?
Prior to the 1950s chicory was not cultivated in India. So all South Indian Filter Coffee had European imported chicory.
