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.

Mine freeze really, really well. Or (and) look into lacto-fermentation. Tried it last spring and now I'm obsessed.

"Vegetables" are not A Thing. The word just means a part of a plant we eat as a savoury dish. Some are seeds (like peas), or pods with the seeds still inside (green beans), or leaves (spinach, chard), roots or kinda-roots (carrots, garlic, beets), or (baby) flowers (cauliFLOWER, broccoli, Brussels sprouts - all from the same recent cabbage ancestor), lots are fruit (pumpkin, zucchini, cucumber, peppers, tomatoes). I found it fascinating when I planted my first garden 5 years ago, knowing squat about nature. Veggies are just plants where your pick the good part.

Franchement, j'ai regardé pour faire plaisir à ma môme. Prête à tout critiquer. Et j'ai adoré.

What is it? An ugly ham? A weird champagne flute? I'm lost.

I had no idea. Thanks for explaining!

What's the story here please? I'm out of the loop. Why is he expected to register? Most young Americans don't, right?

I mean, most languages are not written.

Damn. I loved his early works as a teen. His books taught me English (along with Anne Rice's. Kids have weirdly eclectic tastes.)