Plain black coffee is vegan; if you add milk, e.g. for cappuccino, latte macchiato or café latte, vegans cannot drink it. But coffee enjoyment doesn't have to be one-sided; even as a vegan, you can add a little variety to your coffee break without violating your principles.

New Orleans coffee
New Orleans coffees have a unique flavour with a hint of chocolate and caramel. The colour is rich black and the caffeine content is lower, as this coffee is partly made with chicory (coffee herb). This coffee substitute is ground from the dried root of the chicory plant. Chicory can be found in well-stocked health food stores or delicatessens.

Ingredients for about four cups
4 tbsp ground coffee
2 tbsp chicory powder
1/4 tsp salt
4 cups water
Sugar to taste

Preparation
Mix the coffee powder, chicory and salt well and pour into the filter insert of the coffee machine.
Set the coffee machine to run slowly so that the water can absorb the flavour of the blend for as long as possible.
Serve immediately and add sugar to taste.

Tip: Salt can be added to the powder as desired to reduce the bitterness of lower-quality coffees.