Strictly speaking, gravy is a meat-based sauce. In this recipe, we make a vegetarian version based on wild ingredients. The main components are cooking liquid of dried mushrooms and roasted chicory (Cichorium intybus) root. Chicory root has been used during various periods of economic crisis as a coffee substitute. The resulting coffee substitute is also used in cajun cooking to create a gravy by deglazing a pan after frying ham. For additional flavoring, we used dried yarrow (Achillea millefolium) powder, which has a nutmeg-like taste and fresh ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria) leaves, which add a carrot / parsley-like flavor. To