Ok so coffee is made from coffee beans. And beans are also made from beans. Why is nobody making, like, black bean coffee?
Why doesn't this exist?
Take dried beans, roast 'em, grind 'em, and brew some bean juice?
I have no idea if it would taste good or not, but we don't know if we don't try.
Edit: I need to see what dried beans I have and maybe go shopping.
I will give this a try with a couple different types of beans and report back if I fart or not.
My elderly relative in Germany used to drink Caro? Carro? coffee.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caro_(drink)
Barely, Rye, and Chicory. Chicory, if I recall correctly is still in various things, including Fiber Snack Bars. I had to look it up since I didn't know what it was and wanted to know if it was bad for me in some way. Turns out, as usual, I should be more concerned about the copious amounts of sugar.
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.