Chicory in Filter Coffee: Love It or Skip It?

Nov 11, 2025

Filed under: Chicory, chicory coffee, coffee, filterkaapi, Kaapi

Chicory in Filter Coffee: Love It or Skip It?

Chicory coffee is not for everyone. While filter kaapi lovers swear by the use of this root in their kaapi blends for that authentic South Indian kaapi taste, there are others who prefer to steer clear of it. If you...

Chicory & South Indian Filter Coffee + Health Benefits You Should Know

Jun 04, 2020

Filed under: Chicory, chicory coffee, filterkaapi, Indian Filter Coffee, Indian food, indian food blog, Kaapi, tamilcooking

Chicory & South Indian Filter Coffee + Health Benefits You Should Know

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 Filter coffee today and is a subject...

Origin of Kaapi

Dec 30, 2016

Filed under: Chicory, Indian Filter Coffee, Kaapi

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...

A Brief History of Chicory in India

May 08, 2016

Filed under: Chicory, Indian Filter Coffee

Before the 1950s, chicory was not cultivated in India. So all South Indian filter coffee had European-imported chicory.In the late 1950s, the first chicory seeds were imported, and cultivation began in South India. It wasn't until 1971 that businesses realised...

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Chicory in Filter Coffee: Love It or Skip It?

Chicory & South Indian Filter Coffee + Health Benefits You Should Know

Origin of Kaapi

A Brief History of Chicory in India