I hope I haven't turned your stomach with this morning's less than appealing coffee blog title! If so, take just a moment to inhale the uplifting aroma of your cup of Joe, I'll take a sip of my Organic Healthy Living blend coffee and we'll get back to the intriguing topic at hand which is:
Weird stuff people add to their coffee
As an avid reader of coffee blogs and anything coffee themed I do come across some strange coffee facts. Today's is nowhere near my corner of Vermont in the Green Mountains, but from a Smithsonian food blogger. Some of the bizarre things that he notes folks adding to their coffee include:
- Egg shells
- Ice cream
- Salt
- Bones
- Cream cheese
Strangely enough, he claims some reasoning behind the odd additions. Both bone and egg shells contain calcium which can lessen acidity. Salt in either the coffee grounds or the coffee itself is supposed to make coffee less bitter. In Taiwan, salty coffee is very popular. Eiskaffe is a German blend of coffee and ice cream. Now that one I think I'd try!
What about you? What is the strangest thing that you have ever added, or heard about someone adding to their coffee? Drop me a line so I can share it with everyone. (Not in the coffee- just on the coffee blog!)
Until our next cup,
Sandy Riggen
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