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Evolution Of The Coffee Recipe
Once upon a time, long after coffee was discovered, people used to have it mixed with hot water – plain and simple. There was no coffee recipe concept in existence. Out of the blue – and there are no records about the date – people discovered that while rotating and savoring coffee in their mouth, their taste buds could taste bitterness, acidic content, sweetness and saltiness depending upon how the taste buds sent out the taste signals. People felt that if these tastes were mixed with some other food or beverage, then the coffee taste might be enhanced. They started experimenting with coffee by adding milk, chocolate, and other flavors. This was the birth of the coffee recipe.