New Orleans Chicory Coffee

Chicory coffee is made from the root of the chicory plant, a relative of the raddicchio and endive. The plant was brought to Louisiana in the 1700's and grows like a weed in many parts of the southern states. The root is roasted and ground. Added to the coffee, it softens the bitter edge of dark roast coffee, and adds body and flavor. The chicory root has also been used as a coffee substitute when coffee was scarce or too expensive.

We take our finest dark roasted gourmet coffees, and blend them with high quality chicory to make this popular New Orleans treat.

Our bags are a full 1 lb (16 oz) - not 8, 10 or 12 ounces. And we have no minimum order requirements, so there's no suprises at the checkout

Available as fresh ground coffee only. All are Dark Roast.

New Orleans Chicory Coffee

A no holds barred cup of coffee! Supreme dark roasted coffees blended with the finest chicory for that special taste of New Orleans. A very bold, no compromise cup of coffee. $13.95 Buy Now

New Orleans Chicory Decaf Coffee

Experience the great taste of New Orleans without the caffeine. Supreme dark roasted decaffeinated coffees blended with the finest chicory. $13.95 Buy Now 

The green leaves of the wild chicory Cichorium intybus, native to Europe and Africa, were gathered by ancient peoples as food. Cultivation of chicory didn’t begin until the 1500s, when breeders began to develop less bitter varieties. Today, chicory leaves are often mixed with endive leaves and the common names “chicory” and “endive” are used interchangeably in the marketplace. The seeds are combined, too, in many packets with names such as “mesclun,” “European salad mix,” “gourmet salad greens,” or just “field greens.” These are all easy and quick to grow, and are often termed “cut and come again” salads because the gardener can harvest individual leaves as they’re needed or cut the whole plant off an inch above ground level and know it will grow back for another harvest two weeks or so later.