How does the flavor of coffee come from? What fruit do berries refer to in hand-brewed coffee flavor? Are berries the same as berries?

Whether it is "tropical fruit" or "white flower fragrance", it belongs to the general name of a particular category of flavor in coffee. There are many other general terms like this, so today, Qianjie will share another word that often appears in the description of coffee flavor-"berries".

Compared with tropical fruits, the description of berries is obviously much easier to understand. By the same token, the word berry does not refer to a single kind of fruit, but to a category, to all small and juicy fruits. But unlike tropical fruits, berries have a separate category in the new coffee flavor wheel released by SCA in 2016. The berry category of Flavor Wheel includes strawberry "Strawberry", blueberry "Blueberry", raspberry "Raspberry" and BlackBerry "Blackberry". Yes, the origin of the word raspberry comes from the word "Berry". (not only that, mulberry "Mulberry" and cranberry "Cranberry" actually belong to)

It is worth mentioning that when "Berry" appears independently as a word, it is more often translated as a berry, so this category is often referred to as a berry category. In fact, there are some differences between berries and berries. A berry is more broadly defined as a succulent fruit developed from a single ovary of a single flower. Therefore, small blueberries, as large as kiwifruit, carambola belong to the berry category. The common strawberries do not belong to the berry category. It was very embarrassing, so the translators used the word "berry" in the ancient text to describe short grass and moss and retranslated them. "berries", on the other hand, is a popular classification of fruits that have something in common. The commonness of these fruits mainly lies in that the fruit is fleshy, thin-shelled and seeds are evenly distributed in berries, unlike nuts or fruits with clear boundaries.

As a result, not only fruits with "Berry" can be classified into the berry category, such as blackcurrant / blackcurrant "Blackcurrant", but also a member of the berry category. Then, because of the large variety, it is divided into red berries, black berries, or dark berries according to their color and brightness.

The berry flavor in coffee usually appears in the sweeter coffee, when we drink the berry flavor in a cup of coffee, it generally means that the taste of this cup of coffee is mainly sweet and sour, and then with the corresponding berry aroma.

Right! Just like other flavors, the appearance of berry flavor is also due to the aroma! Like the meaning often mentioned in Qianjie, the reason why we can feel the strawberry flavor when eating strawberries is mainly due to the aroma of strawberries rather than the taste. The reason for the formation of berry aroma in coffee is not only planting, treatment and other pre-conditions, but also inseparable from the roasting of coffee beans. During the baking process, the substances in the beans are constantly decomposed and reorganized due to Mena and caramelization reactions, and only after several transformations can they successfully produce aroma characteristics consistent with or similar to berries. So by the same token, the berry flavor in coffee is mainly perceived by smell and taste, not by the taste alone.

Which coffee beans are more likely to have berry flavor? As Qianjie said, the "multiple places" with berry flavor are mainly coffee with high sweetness. So if we want to feel the outstanding berry flavor in the coffee, we must be right to find some coffee with high sweetness.

For example, beans such as sun and honey treatment, because the coffee beans are impregnated with sugar for a long time (because they are all wrapped in pectin), the caramelization reaction of these beans will be more abundant during the baking process. and caramelization helps to increase the sweetness of coffee. Therefore, it can also be said that beans with deeper fermentation are more likely to show the flavor of berries. Not to mention, there are a lot of berries in Ethiopian sun-cured coffee. For example, the Yega Chuefei sunburn cherry on the front street menu is famous for its excellent raspberry aroma. There is the familiar Huakui 8.0, the earliest reason for its popularity includes the obvious strawberry aroma and high sweetness in the flavor performance.

In addition to the above-mentioned popular coffee, some Colombian coffee is also similar. For example, the big belly button of the dividing line manor, from grinding to cooking to tasting, can directly feel the flavor of blackcurrant and BlackBerry, or hope that the honey-treated rose summer of the manor also has a prominent blueberry aroma. Mouth-watering.

But like other flavors, not all berries are clear. So when we feel the tone similar to berries in a cup of coffee, but we can't directly judge which specific fruit it belongs to! Then at this point, we can use "berries" to express.

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