How do robusta coffee beans taste? are robusta coffee beans really rubbish?

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The largest proportion of coffee beans in the world, one is Arabica, the other is Robusta. The debate about the merits of Arabica and Robusta has never stopped. Just like at home, Robusta's reputation is obviously not as good as that of Arabica, and there are always all kinds of rumors about the causes of Robusta's poor quality.

What we don't know, however, is that what we scoff at is the favorite drink of others.

In Italy, where espresso is popular, to be exact, in many parts of southern Italy, most of people's daily drinks contain robusta coffee beans, which has even reached 30%, 60%, and even as high as 80%, 100%.

When you come here, you may wonder why robusta coffee beans, which are considered by everyone in China, are so popular with Italians. There are many reasons. Let's look at them one by one.

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First of all, it is Italy itself. Southern Italy was also a poor region in the early years, and most people could only afford cheap coffee. The price of Arabica coffee beans has been relatively high for many reasons, such as planting, changeable taste, high market demand and so on. In order to make coffee affordable to people in southern Italy, locals add robusta coffee beans all the year round when roasting a lot of coffee beans. In this way, the cost of coffee beans is reduced, and the average poor can afford to consume the coffee loved by Italians.

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The second is the coffee beans themselves. Italians who have used Robusta coffee beans for years have found that Robusta has some special products that Arabica coffee beans do not have. For example, Robusta is more bitter and easier to produce oil, so the espresso made in this way will be more delicious. And if you mix Robusta and Arabica, the grease, bitterness, acidity and the fruity flavor of the coffee beans will all appear, which undoubtedly makes the coffee beans more attractive.

In this way, Robusta beans became one of the favorite coffee beans in Italy.

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Arabica coffee beans always have a good reputation, because different regions, climates and many other conditions always have different flavors, but from a flavor point of view, Robusta will be much more stable. Different coffee beans have different advantages, whether they are flavor or flavor, they always present different things to people.

People can't marry two different kinds of coffee beans, but through their exquisite arrangements, they can work together, learn from each other's strengths and give full play to their strengths.

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