There really can't be any adult in this great big world that has never tried coffee. It's consumed everywhere, and judging by the amount of Starbucks locations in the United States alone, (in 2012, there were 10,924!) we love our caffeine.
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Making Espresso Drinks
While there's definitely an art to preparing the perfect espresso drink, the process doesn't have to be a foreign concept
20 Interesting Facts About Coffee
20 interesting coffee facts might be just the odd tidbits needed to impress everyone at the next trivia contest or they could be used as the next trivia contest. Either way, some of the facts are plain odd while others are interesting and can create great discussion about history and people's habits. 20 interesting coffee facts is a great way to have a trivia contest or just share bits of odd knowledge that most people might not know. Trivia is a popular pastime for many people with many bars and restaurants having trivia night with prizes. These 20 interesting facts about coffee will add to those tidbits of odd knowledge that eventually come in handy.
Types of Coffee
The types of coffee beans used to make the morning coffee everyday are probably of little concern to the average person. However, the true coffee lover knows the various types of coffee beans if for no other reason than to be able to pick out their favorites from among the many available varieties. The two most common types of coffee beans used in making coffee are the Arabic bean and the Robusta bean. These two beans are used more than any other variety of beans, either in their pure form or in coffee blends. The Coffea Arabica bush is grown all around the world and is the bean that over seventy percent of all coffee beverages are made from. The Arabica bean is a highly flavorful bean that contains less caffeine than the Canephor coffee bean. The different growing regions of the Arabic bean create different flavors in the bean.
The Precise Age to Drink Coffee
During a family outing to your favorite bookstore, you decide to stop in the café area for a cappuccino. "I want one, too!" your 12-year-old daughter declares.
Benefits of Coffee (yeay)
It may lower your risk of death.
We're all going to die eventually, but coffee appears to lengthen the "when" for individuals with certain chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes, according to a large 2012 study. In fact, the study found that the more coffee (three or more cups a day), the lower the risk of death regardless of whether participants drank caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee. Findings were similar to another large study published in 2008.
We're all going to die eventually, but coffee appears to lengthen the "when" for individuals with certain chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes, according to a large 2012 study. In fact, the study found that the more coffee (three or more cups a day), the lower the risk of death regardless of whether participants drank caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee. Findings were similar to another large study published in 2008.
The Beginning of: Irish Coffee
You might think that Irish Coffee is a centuries-old drink, enjoyed by many generations of Irish folk around a hot fire at home or at the pub. But truth be told, it originated in the era around World War II during the dawn of transatlantic plane travel, from 1939 to 1945, when air travelers from America took an 18-hour seaplane (known as a “flying boat”) to Port of Foynes in County Limerick, Ireland. Passengers took a boat from the seaplane to the terminal—the seaplane base preceded the construction of Shannon Airport. By 1942, a restaurant had been established to welcome the travelers, which by then included such luminaries as Humphrey Bogart, Douglas Fairbanks, Edward G. Robinson, Ernest Hemingway and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Why Coffee Kills You and Why It Doesn't
You probably saw the headlines last week: Five dead from drinking Monster Energy drinks. In the past, herbal supplements like ephedrine—an ingredient in Monster—have taken the blame for causing heart attacks, but could the real killer this time have been caffeine?
The Best Coffee Ads in the World
1. Stella Coffee (Italy)
“The bite of coffee.”
Shudder.
I…like it?
2nd ad below.
Six Recommended Coffee Place in Jakarta
The coffee scene in Jakarta just keeps getting better with a flurry of exciting new openings, many with impressively dedicated baristas. As the capital of a nation that produces more than 10 percent of world’s coffee, it’s about time for this city to have a robust café society.
Top Ten Most Expensive Coffee in the World
If you are a coffee-drinker and lover, it’ll be good to know about the most expensive types of coffee in the world. If you thought that your current brand of coffee is already expensive, think again, as the cheapest of these already come with a price of $24 a pound. Here is a rundown of the 10 most expensive coffee in the world.
Neurologic Effects of Caffeine
Caffeine is the most widely used psychoactive substance and has sometimes been considered a drug of abuse. This article summarizes the available data on its neurologic effects.
The Beginning of: Toraja Coffee
The existence of Toraja coffee as one of the world’s major coffee, not separated from the long history of this magic bean. The practice of coffee drinking began more than a thousand years ago in Ethiopia. According to legend, a shepherd trying to eat the coffee cherries once observed that his goats do not sleep when they ate the fruit that grows wild.
The Beginning of: Luwak Coffee
Kopi Luwak or Civet coffee is coffee that come from Indonesia. Initially, coffee cultivation experiments carried out by the Dutch at various locations in Indonesia. Coffee plants can grow well and the yields are also good in there. At the past time, Indonesia was the Dutch colony and coffee is a marketable commodity of Europe. In that time, coffee is a obligatory for Indonesian farmers plant.
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