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 "id": "chicory-coffee",
 "type": "dish",
 "names": {
  "name": "Coffee with chicory",
  "aliases": [
   "café au lait",
   "New Orleans coffee"
  ],
  "said": "Half coffee, half hot milk, and the chicory is not optional."
 },
 "region": [
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 ],
 "facets": {
  "course": "drink",
  "state": "LA"
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  "what": "Coffee blended with roasted chicory root and cut half-and-half with hot milk.",
  "story": "The French brought coffee to the Gulf Coast and the Mississippi around 1700. During the Civil War, with coffee short, New Orleans Creoles stretched it with chicory, which adds a chocolate-like note. The practice outlived the shortage.",
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 },
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    "tier": "tradition"
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 "confidence": "high",
 "updated": "2026-09-16",
 "blurb": "Coffee blended with roasted chicory root and cut half-and-half with hot milk.",
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   "title": "Café du Monde — Wikipedia",
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   "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_du_Monde",
   "accessed": "2026-09-16",
   "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0"
  }
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   "tier": "tradition"
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   "from": "louisiana-beignet",
   "type": "style",
   "name": "The beignet stand",
   "as": "What it is served with.",
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