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A cereal coffee (also known as grain coffee, roasted grain drink or roasted grain beverage) is a hot

drink A drink or beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption. In addition to their basic function of satisfying thirst, drinks play important roles in human culture. Common types of drinks include plain drinking water, milk, juice, smoothies a ...

made from one or more

cereal A cereal is any Poaceae, grass cultivated for the edible components of its grain (botanically, a type of fruit called a caryopsis), composed of the endosperm, Cereal germ, germ, and bran. Cereal Grain, grain crops are grown in greater quantit ...

grains roasted and commercially processed into crystal or powder form to be reconstituted later in hot water. The product is often marketed as a caffeine-free alternative to coffee and tea, or in other cases where those drinks are scarce or expensive. Several well-known cereal coffee brands are Nestlé Caro, Postum, and Inka. Other brands can be found at

health food store A health food store (or health food shop) is a type of grocery store that primarily sells health foods, organic foods, local produce, and often nutritional supplements. Health food stores typically offer a wider or more specialized selection of fo ...

s and at some grocery stores. Some common ingredients include toasted barley,

malt Malt is germinated cereal grain that has been dried in a process known as " malting". The grain is made to germinate by soaking in water and is then halted from germinating further by drying with hot air. Malted grain is used to make beer, wh ...

ed barley,

rye Rye (''Secale cereale'') is a grass grown extensively as a grain, a cover crop and a forage crop. It is a member of the wheat tribe (Triticeae) and is closely related to both wheat (''Triticum'') and barley (genus ''Hordeum''). Rye grain is u ...

, chicory,

molasses Molasses () is a viscous substance resulting from refining sugarcane or sugar beets into sugar. Molasses varies in the amount of sugar, method of extraction and age of the plant. Sugarcane molasses is primarily used to sweeten and flavour foods ...

, and beet root.

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Asia

Cereal coffee is popular in East Asian cuisines— Korea,Alex Jung
"20 delicious Korean drinks"
CNN.com, October 13, 2011.

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, and

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each having one or more versions (usually roasted grains simply steeped in hot water). *

Barley tea Barley tea is a roasted-grain-based infusion made from barley. It is a staple across many East Asian countries such as China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. It has a toasty, bitter flavor. In Korea, the tea is consumed either hot or cold, often tak ...

(''bori-cha'', ''dàmài-chá'', ''mugi-cha'') * Rice tea **

Brown rice tea Brown rice tea, called ''hyeonmi-cha'' ( , lit. "brown rice tea") in Korean and (lit. "brown rice water"), (lit. "roasted brown rice water"), or (lit "roasted rice water") in Vietnamese, is an infusion made from roasted brown rice. Preparat ...

(''hyeonmi-cha'', ''nước gạo lứt'') ** '' Sungnyung'' *

Corn tea ''Oksusu-cha'' () or corn tea is a Korean tea made from corn. While ''oksusu-suyeom-cha'' () or corn silk tea refers to the tea made from corn silk, ''oksusu-cha'' can be made from corn kernels, corn silk, or a combination of both. The caffeine ...

(''oksusu-cha'') *

Job's tears tea ''Yulmu-cha'' ( ko, 율무차) or is a tea made of roasted, powdered yulmu (grains of ''Coix lacryma-jobi'' var. ''ma-yuen''), sometimes mixed with nuts such as walnut. The tea, usually served hot, is also often sold through vending machines in S ...

(''yulmu-cha'') Grain-like seeds and pseudocereals are used to make similar drinks. *

Buckwheat tea Buckwheat tea, known as ''memil-cha'' () in Korea, ''soba-cha'' () in Japan, and ''kuqiao-cha'' () in China, is a tea made from roasted buckwheat. Like other traditional Korean teas, ''memil-cha'' can be drunk either warm or cold and is somet ...

(''memil-cha'', ''soba-cha'') *

Sicklepod tea ''Gyeolmyeongja-cha'' () or sicklepod tea is a tea made from roasted (but not ground) seeds of '' Senna'' (formerly ''Cassia'') spp., especially '' S. obtusifolia'' and '' S. tora''. Ingredient The roasted seeds of ''gyeolmyeongja'' () are use ...

(''gyeolmyeongja-cha'') Grain teas can also be blended with green tea or other tea drinks. * Brown rice green tea (''hyeonmi-nokcha'') ** '' Genmaicha''

Europe

Some notable Polish brands which specialize in cereal coffee are Inka, Krakus and Anatol. In Czech Republic, a Kávoviny Melta brand has been roasting grain coffee since 1896. Such roasted grain mixes are also used as a base to make

podpiwek Podpiwek is a Polish and Lithuanian Soft drink, non-alcoholic beverage (even though it contains a small amount of alcohol, about 0.5%). It is usually made from grain coffee, hops, yeast, water and sugar, which undergo fermentation. Often created ...

, a type of non-alcoholic beverage.

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