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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Carokaffee

English translation:

Carokaffee (chicory-based coffee substitute)

Added to glossary by Jonathan MacKerron
Jul 9, 2004 12:17
20 yrs ago
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German term

Carokaffee

German to English Medical Medical (general)
something some poor volunteers in a clinical trial have to drink....
Thanks in advance for your help.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +12 It's a trade name
3 +12 okay, real quick: substitute coffee
5 +2 Ersatz coffee
4 Pero coffee

Proposed translations

+12
4 mins
Selected

It's a trade name

for a chicory-based coffee substitute made by Nestle:

"Caro-Kaffee gehört zu den Getreidekaffees. Getreidekaffee ist allgemein ein heißer Wasserauszug von geröstetem Getreide, Zichorien, Feigen und/oder Eicheln. Die Firma Nestlé verwendet zur Herstellung ihres Caro Landkaffees Gerste, Malz, Zichorie und Roggen. Durch das Rösten und das Dämpfen entsteht der typische Geschmack des Getreidekaffees..."

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Note added at 2004-07-09 12:23:38 (GMT)
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There\'s a picture here:

http://www.swr.de/kaffee-oder-tee/essen/kaffee/2004/01/14/
Reference:

http://www.waswiressen.de/fusetalk/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=3448

Peer comment(s):
agree Rebecca Holmes : or cereal-based coffee substitute
0 min
agree Armorel Young : no caffeine in it, poor things. Various similar things available in England - the best-known is Barleycup.
1 min
neutral sylvie malich (X) : right, it is a trade name. I just assumed the asker knew this ...
3 mins
agree gangels (X)
5 mins
agree langnet : Ein Ersatzkaffee, der mangels echten Bohnenkaffees vor allem in Kriegszeiten (und danach) getrunken wurde und dann etwas aus der Mode geriet. Die Marke wurde dann irgendwann von Nestlé aufgekauft, wie so viele andere auch (z.B. "Maggi") :-))))
8 mins
agree Kathinka van de Griendt : it's yummy, caffein-free malt coffee which I've been drinking since I was weeny teeny.
8 mins
Thanks everybody!
agree Yoana Yotova
1 hr
agree Robert Schlarb : only Kathreiner Malzkaffee is worse
2 hrs
agree Maria Ferstl
3 hrs
agree Manfred Mondt : Trinken Sie nur den guten Kathreiner Malzkaffee. Kathreiner trinken - vernünftig leben. Jetzt eine Kathreiner Kaffeepause.
4 hrs
agree Milena Sahakian
7 hrs
agree Susan Geiblinger
19 hrs
agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
2 days 16 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to all"
+2
34 mins
German term (edited): Carokaffee (emergency!!!)

Ersatz coffee

I used to HAVE to drink it too.

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Note added at 55 mins (2004-07-09 13:12:16 GMT)
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http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=10&q=ersatz
And yes it\'s inferior. Germany used to limit importation of coffee & hence came up with this

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Note added at 55 mins (2004-07-09 13:12:33 GMT)
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http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=10&q=ersatz
And yes it\'s inferior. Germany used to limit importation of coffee & hence came up with this

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Note added at 58 mins (2004-07-09 13:15:17 GMT)
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http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=10&q=ersatz
And yes it\'s inferior. Germany used to limit importation of coffee & hence came up with this

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Note added at 1 hr 7 mins (2004-07-09 13:24:45 GMT)
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I strongly recommend a book by Stewart Lee Allen called \"The Devil\'s cup\", Coffee the Driving Force in History
Peer comment(s):
agree Maria Ferstl
2 hrs
agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
2 days 16 hrs
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+12
4 mins
German term (edited): Carokaffee (emergency!!!)

okay, real quick: substitute coffee

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Note added at 6 mins (2004-07-09 12:23:29 GMT)
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Another: roasted malt coffee
Ref: http://www.goldenfields.co.nz/roasted_malt.php

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Note added at 10 mins (2004-07-09 12:27:51 GMT)
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John Bowden is right, this is the trade name of this roasted grain coffee. I would suggest the asker put the explanation in brackets.

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Note added at 1 hr 35 mins (2004-07-09 13:52:21 GMT)
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Alt: \"coffee substitute\" (thanks John)
Peer comment(s):
agree Inge Festesen (X) : it tastes nice, actually :-)
3 mins
With lots of milk and sugar!
agree Christian : I agree with the translation "substitute coffee", but if you say it tastes nice, I strongly disagree with you. ;-)
10 mins
It took getting used to I must admit. And I do mean lots of milk.
agree Edith Kelly
23 mins
agree Giselle Chaumien : I also agree with the translation "substitute coffee", but I strongly disagree with you if you say that it tastes nice... . ;-)
25 mins
Allrightalready, everybody agrees it tastes like mud. And I'm back to real coffee. Call it a temporary necessity -- oh all right, I was breastfeeding at the time. Now you've got the truth outta me.
agree Dr. Fred Thomson : In WW II we called this stuff Mukifuk
28 mins
agree moser.ilja
1 hr
agree John Bowden : But better to say "coffee substitute" than "substitute coffee"
1 hr
oh, good point! Even gets more hits on the ol' google.
agree Laurel Porter (X) : Just in case you ever need this for US text, you could use "Postum". I'd recommend against drinking it, though ;-) http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/Postum
1 hr
agree Yoana Yotova : And this is also correct... :)
1 hr
agree Maria Ferstl
3 hrs
agree Milena Sahakian
7 hrs
agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
2 days 16 hrs
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1656 days

Pero coffee

I know I'm very late, but I wanted to add my $0.03: I found Pero coffee at a WalMart in Amarillo, TX. It is my "Carokaffee".
"Natural beverage with coffee-like taste - Product of Germany", sometimes also "Product of Switzerland".
Reference:

http://www.outletnutrition.com/028000596101.html

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