{"product_id":"chicory-root","title":"Chicory Root","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e200g \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prodcupdesc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prodcupdesc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prodcupdesc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prodcupdesc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prodcupdesc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prodcupdesc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prodcupdesc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prodcupdesc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prodcupdesc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prodcupdesc\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery coffee-like. Similar to your favorite cup of dark roast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prodingredspecs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prodingredspecs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prodingredspecs\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIngredients:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eChicory\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNaturally non GMO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrown sustainably without the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prodmanucountry\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSmall Batch Blended and Packed in:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCanada\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prodteasfrom\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTea(s) From:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIndia\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prodregions\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRegion(s):\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eKerala\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prodantioxlvl\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAntioxidant Level:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Medium\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prodcafflvl\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCaffeine Content:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNone - Caffeine Free Herb\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row profile non-border\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"label\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row profile non-border\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"label\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row profile non-border\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"label\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINFORMATION:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you lived through the depression, you would very likely have been familiar with chicory, and chicory coffee. While the origin of chicory's use as a coffee substitute isn't definitely known, it is believed to have first been used in place of coffee during a previous coffee shortage in 1800's France, when coffee lovers mixed chopped chicory root into coffee to help them get their morning fix.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerhaps because of the city's French heritage, during the Civil War chicory coffee also rose in popularity in New Orleans. There, chicory stood in for coffee after the city's supply was cut short by Union blockades of the city's port. Finally, as mentioned above, chicory coffee took off again as a less expensive coffee substitute during the Depression, when dust and despair drained the nation's coffers, putting coffee out of reach for many.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow, even though we're a tea company, we can admit that a coffee shortage is depressing. Which is why we'll leave you with a poem, 'A Roadside Near Ithaca' by American poet William Matthews (1942-1997), in which he describes the loveliness of chicory in bloom. He writes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow everything's in bloom along the road at once:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003etansy mustard, sow thistle, fescue, burdock, soapwort, the mailbox-high day lilies,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003esplurges of chicory with thin, ragged, sky-blue flowers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"row sub\"\u003eMetropolitan Tea Company\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"faq--answer\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Metropolitan Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50097372987707,"sku":"855106","price":14.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/5527\/files\/ABOR-HBRO-CHIC-C10_llt01.jpg?v=1741812686","url":"https:\/\/newmarketnaturalfoods.ca\/products\/chicory-root","provider":"NewMarket Natural Foods + Kitchen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}