Hello Being A Wordsmith readers! Welcome to my first edition of Food Facts and Hacks. This will be a post series about interesting tidbits and tips related to food. I hope you enjoy it.
coffee credit: dictionary.com
[kaw-fee, kof-ee]
1. a beverage consisting of a decoction or infusion of the roasted ground or crushed seeds (coffee beans) of the two-seeded fruit (coffeeberry) of certain coffee trees.
2. the seeds or fruit themselves.
Oh coffee, how I love thee, let me count the ways.
Americans drink approximately 3 cups of coffee daily. How about you?
Did you know that…?
- Coffee’s origin can be traced back to the 16th century.
- It doesn’t matter how fresh-picked they are, coffee beans are actually tasteless until they’re roasted.
- Using cold filtered water to make coffee improves its taste.
Interesting stuff, right?
What do you find surprising about these coffee facts and hacks?
Are you a specialty coffee drinker?
See ya later,
Kimberly
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16 thoughts on “Food Facts and Hacks #1: Coffee”
How on earth did the US get edged out by so many other countries? Hard to believe! I’ve never been grown-up enough to be a coffee drinker but one of my besties has taken me on as her “project” so I can possibly drink coffee with the cool kids and won’t have to get my dorky hot apple cider….ha! 😉
Interesting read! Thanks Kimberly!
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The stats are surprising, Mary. Hot apple cider sounds pretty good to me. 🙂
I am surprised by this! Seems like it would be higher. I love my coffee!
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Ditto!
WoW, I thought the US would have had a higher consumption! I drink coffee often, but have been trying to cut back. I’ve been drinking more tea.
I’ve been drinking more tea lately also. As much as I love coffee, I need a break from it sometimes.
I love coffee, but I don’t drink a lot of it. There are times when I get on a coffee kick and I will drink more than others. This summer I craved iced coffee every day. Now that its cooler I have started drinking hot coffee again, but I can honestly say iced coffee is so much better,
I prefer hot coffee, but a good cold Frappuccino is nice too!
So interesting!
I’m shocked with all the Starbucks we are so low on the list!
Thanks
Michelle
IKR lol!
Love the infografic.
Glad you like it, Evelyn. So glad to have you as a part of Traffic Jam Weekend.
Lots of great info! #meanderingmondays
Thanks for stopping by, Daile.
Ooh what an awesome infographic on coffee. Great topic to start for this series 🙂 Thanks for sharing it!
Thank you for stopping by, Julie!