How to taste coffee

(1) No milk

Milk is one of the most widely used coffee condiments. Traditionally, milk has never been added to coffee in some countries such as Yemen, Ethiopia and Turkey.

It is widely believed that milk was first added to coffee by Monin in Grenoble in 1685. In the mid-1980s, 57% of people in the United States drank coffee with milk, while 81% of people in Germany added milk to their coffee. These figures are interesting because German coffee is of much higher quality than American coffee. An even more amazing fact is that 27% of Americans and 43% of Germans add sugar to their coffee.

The fat in whole milk obscures the subtle taste of coffee, so use half-fat or low-fat milk during the day. Pay attention to the temperature of the milk. Milk that is not rolled up because of the heat can add a tasty and smooth feeling to the coffee.

Although in the general eyes, milk is the companion of coffee. But it can not be tasted with coffee, because it will affect the taste, seriously affect the taste effect.

In some cases, coffee with small particles should be drunk without milk, while coffee with large particles should be served with milk.

But in the evaluation, never add milk.

(2) drink while it is hot

"drink while it's hot" is a necessary condition for tasting delicious coffee, even on a hot summer day. When the coffee is cold, the flavor decreases. So when brewing coffee, in order not to reduce the taste of coffee, it is necessary to heat the coffee in boiling water in advance. The appropriate temperature for coffee is 83 ℃ at the moment of brewing, while the temperature to the mouth is 61-62 ℃.

(3) appropriate amount

Tasting delicious coffee, in addition to paying attention to the appropriate temperature, but also have appropriate portions, drinking coffee without drinking or drinking fruit juice, a full cup of coffee, look at the loss of interest in drinking, usually only to seven or eight points full for the right amount. Moderate amounts of coffee will not only stimulate the taste, but also will not have a "greasy" feeling after drinking, but endless aftertaste. At the same time, the right amount of coffee can moderately promote the body to recover from fatigue and refresh the mind.

Coffee has different flavors, so you can't drink three or four cups in a row like tea or cola. The amount of coffee for ordinary drinking is 80ml / 100ml. Sometimes if you want to drink three or four cups in a row, you have to dilute the concentration of the coffee, or add a lot of milk. However, it is still necessary to increase or decrease the concentration of coffee according to the degree of physical demand, and there might as well be more changes in the allocation of sugar to make the coffee more delicious.