However you feel about it we all have a personal relationship with the dandelion. For many a gardener, this is far from mutually beneficial where the venerable, perennial plant is regarded as a weed and regularly pulled up and discarded.
Dandelions may be no friend of the English horticulturist but in the US alone, dandelion leaves constitute $50 million dollar industry, their bitterness is revered as a salad herb in many countries, France and Holland among them if not the UK. But the British have never taken to bitterness in salads or in any food, Nicolas Culpepper pleaded with his readers to embrace the dandelion back in 1653, “You see the virtues this common herb hath… that foreign physicians are not so selfish as ours are, but communicative of plants to people”.
The bitter roots contain latex, but once roasted sugar like chemicals change to produce a remarkable coffee substitute, the bitter undertones balance with a rich malted flavour, perhaps the best coffee substitute you can get and minus the caffeine which is addictive and destructive to a stressful lifestyle.
Our Dandelion Coffee is available in 2 sizes, 50g and 100g, an average teaspoon will make a decent coffee substitute but you can take yours stronger or weaker, however you like it.
