Voyage Foods’ coffee alternative includes chickpeas as an ingredient in their bean-free beverages.
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How ‘Coffees’ Made With Chickpeas and Barley Compare
Alternative coffee producers say blends made with ingredients like mushrooms and chickpeas will gain market share as regular bean supplies become scarcer and more expensive due to climate change.
The steaming liquid in the cup is thin and brown, with a familiar if not exceptional taste. “Like the coffee you’d get in a deli,” as one of my coworkers put it.
Only the label of this medium roast blend by Atomo Coffee betrays that, in addition to coffee beans, the brew also contains things like date seeds and carob.