You made me laugh in the middle of a pretty shitty day. Thank you.
It was common in France until my dad’s childhood, in the 60s. There were commercials for Ricoré (half coffee, half chickory) in the 80s. AFAIK, you can still buy it in all supermarkets.
Fwiw, it’s répertoire.
Mine freeze really, really well. Or (and) look into lacto-fermentation. Tried it last spring and now I’m obsessed.
French woman here. I used to live in Damascus and I know Lebanon a bit. It was a wonderful place with great people (and dumbasses, obviously, but the great people were really great). Just wanted to say: I get it. I see you.