There's something about coffee
By Genmil
Coffee
There’s something about coffee that makes many of us want to reach out for a cup every morning. The fresh aroma and taste refreshes our senses and get us ready to face the day ahead. Walk pass a coffee shop, the aroma of coffee hardly failed to lure people in for a cup of freshly brewed coffee.
As one of the world’s most popular beverages, coffee is well known for its positive effect on mental performance. Besides being enjoyed for its taste and aroma, coffee has been demonstrated to help reduce tiredness and improve a person’s alertness and concentration. The key ingredient responsible for enhancing an individual’s mental performance is caffeine.
Types of coffee beans
Coffee is prepared from roasted seeds known as coffee beans of the coffee plant. They are seeds of coffee cherries of the coffee plant that grow on in over 70 countries. There are basically 2 types of coffee beans, Arabica beans which account for 70% of world’s production and Robusta beans makes up to 30%. Arabica beans are more highly regarded than Robusta beans which tend to be bitter and it contains more caffeine.
The different types of coffee you see in the supermarket basically comes from Arabica or Robusta coffee beans. The difference is the brands and the regions these beans were grown. Well known types of Arabica coffee are Colombian, Costa Rican Guatemala, Hawaiian Kona, Jamaica Blue Mountain, Ethiopian Harrar, Tanzania Peaberry, Sumatra Mandheling, Java, and Kenya AA. The instant coffees you get are made from Robusta coffee beans and they are also usually used in blended coffee.
Gourmet Coffee
Why do people drink coffee?
1. To stay alert
2. An excuse to take a break and relax
3. Taste good and there is zero calories when drank black and sugar free
4. For some people it gives comfort when they are feeling down
5. Stimulate their mind
6. Help them get things done
7. Help some people to de stress
8. For its health benefits
9. For its energizing effect
10. Keeps warm especially when the weather turn chilling
Coffee and coffee machine that may interest you
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Coffee quotes -What coffee lovers said...
- The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce. -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., "Over the Teacups," 1891
- No coffee can be good in the mouth that does not first send a sweet offering of odor to the nostrils. -Henry Ward Beecher
- Way too much coffee. But if it weren't for the coffee, I'd have no identifiable personality whatsoever. -David Letterman
- Coffee s a beverage that puts one to sleep when not drank. -Alphonse Allais
- I orchestrate my mornings to the tune of coffee. -Harry Mahtar
- I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon. -Ronald Reagan
- Everybody should believe in something. I believe I'll have another coffee. -Author Unknown
- Actually, this seems to be the basic need of the human heart in nearly every great crisis - a good hot cup of coffee. -Alexander King
- For thou art with me; thy cream and thy sugar they comfort me.
- Given enough coffee, I could rule the world. -Author Unknown
- I could smell myself awake with that coffee. -Jaesse Tyler
- I think if I were a woman I'd wear coffee as a perfume. -John Van Druten
Matthew Simpson 2 months ago
I love Tanzanian Peaberry, but there's also the Kona Peaberry coffee, which doesn't have as much of a reputation but is also very tasty. I would recommend it to anyone looking for gourmet coffee.
About Peaberry:
http://www.konacoffeebuzz.com/what-is-peaberry-kon