what to do with chicory
Although chicory leaves and flowers are used in food, the chicory root is used to make 'chicory.'. 1  The flowers and leaves may be used in salads and flavored vinegars. They are also used in healing tonics in some parts of the world. 2  Each chicory plant has a single, long, thick root (known as a 'tap root').
Third â the root of the Chicory can be made into a coffee additive or substitute. The roasted and ground root was used by American colonists to stretch their meager coffee supplies. It was used as an additive or on its own during many points in history where politics deprived people from drinking their coffee.