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.

  • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    We do in some cases, you’ve basically described hot coca for instance. But yeah, you might be onto something, roast up some kidney beans and see what happens.

      • trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        Do not do this with dried beans. Most dried beans are toxic and need to be soaked and boiled for about half an hour to become edible.

        From the Wikipedia page for kidney beans:

        As few as five raw beans or a single undercooked kidney bean can cause severe nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pains.

  • over_clox@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    No caffeine yo, that’s where it’s at for most people. But hey, ain’t nobody gonna stop you from trying. Let us know how it goes if you ever do try.

  • Mayor Poopington@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Coffee wouldn’t be a very popular drink without the caffeine. Find me some caffeinated black beans and I’ll try it your way.

  • HelluvaKick@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    We have coffee. We have tea.

    I assume humans have run hot water through every conceivable plant grounds to see what it would taste like.

  • evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Coffee beans aren’t beans. There are some beans that are roasted as a substitute for coffee, like the seeds of the Kentucky coffeetree. In times of shortage, people have tried many things to replace coffee, like dandelion and chicory root. For the most part, the substitutes arent as good as the original, so people don’t stick with them. There’s a chance someone has tried to roast and brew pinto beans or whatever, but they probably taste bad.

  • zaph@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    Ignoring the fact that coffee beans aren’t beans, for the same reason we don’t make tea with just any leaf. Someone braver than you tried it and it was disgusting.

  • spittingimage@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Because we’re not criminally insane.

    But since we’re on this fascinating topic, here’s a Youtube video about other things people have tried to substitute for coffee during the American civil war. (Hint: not beans.)

  • Heydo@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    You should know that undercooked beans can be poisonous, and it is best to soak them before cooking.

    If you do try this please prepare the beans properly first.

  • njordomir@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    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.

        • SassyRamen@lemmy.world
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          3 months ago

          Username checks out

          I didn’t know it is also used in Poland, here in Germany it’s mostly unheard of; other than by a few weirdos like myself.

          • norimee@lemmy.world
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            3 months ago

            No it isn’t. Especially Caro Kaffee is a quite well known brand you can buy in every random supermarket.

            I guess many GenZ kids wouldn’t know it, but everyone who had a grandparent that lived through the food sparse years after the war would.