Coffee Quiz!!!!
You know everything you need to know about coffee, right? Want to make sure? Here are four basic questions about coffee –
the answers are explained below the next picture. See how well you do!
Questions
1.) What
part of the coffee plant is the coffee bean?
2.) How
many types of coffee beans are there?
3.) What
kind of climate do coffee beans grow in?
What continent does not grow any coffee?
(Antarctica doesn’t count!)
4.) What
are the FIVE characteristics professional tasters evaluate all coffees on?
Answers:
1.
The coffee bean starts out as the seed of the
fruit of the coffee plant. (See the picture
of what looks like cherries above? The
seed that’s hiding inside of each one is the green coffee bean.)
2.
There are just two strains of coffee beans in
the world – Robusta and Arabica.
(Arabica is the’ gourmet’ bean, and the first thing you should look for
when you buy your coffee.)
3.
High altitudes in equatorial or subtropical
regions are where coffee is grown, which is why Central and South America,
Indonesia and parts of Africa and the Middle East grow lots of coffee. It’s also why Europe grows none!
4.
Professional coffee tasters evaluate all coffee
for five characteristics: aroma, acidity or brightness, body, flavor and
bitterness. However, if you’re a person
who likes a low-acid coffee, you can still drink most coffee flavors providing
you cold-brew your cup. (Check out the
Toddy cold coffee maker below and on our website.)
What's the difference between acidity and bitterness? I think I've always equated the two.
ReplyDeleteThe acidity is what makes your stomach burn - think acid reflux;( In contrast, in coffees, when we talk about bitterness, we're talking about how it TASTES. (Think dark roasts.) Do you think you might confuse them because acidity is often associated with citrus-y & vinegar-y flavors?
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