Contents:
- Medical Video: 7 Facts About Coffee You Probably Didn’t Know
- 1. Peanut milk
- 2. Sweet condensed milk
- 3. Cocoa powder
- 4. Butter
- 5. Ginger
- 6. Orange or lemon
- 7. Cinnamon
- 8. Mint leaves
Medical Video: 7 Facts About Coffee You Probably Didn’t Know
Are you a connoisseur of black coffee but are you bored with the taste of the coffee? Or you don't like bitter coffee but need caffeine intake to keep your mind fresh? Meanwhile, adding sugar in coffee may not be too effective to relieve the bitter taste. Take it easy, you can, mix your own coffee with natural ingredients in the kitchen. Your black coffee is even more delicious and rich in flavor. Check out the eight choices below, let's say.
1. Peanut milk
Currently there are many choices of bean milk that you can add in your cup of coffee. For example soy milk and almond milk. The taste of peanut milk is more suitable if combined with coffee. This is because peanut milk will not beat the aroma of coffee as well as cow's milk. In addition, you do not need to worry about the levels of calories and saturated fat. Peanut milk contains calories and fat which is much lower than ordinary cow's milk.
2. Sweet condensed milk
Coffee with condensed milk is a typical Vietnamese drink that you can make at home. If you have sweetened condensed milk in the refrigerator, mix enough into your warm coffee. You don't need to use sugar anymore to mix coffee that feels soft, sweet, and delicious.
3. Cocoa powder
If you don't like bitter or sour black coffee, adding chocolate (cocoa) powder to your coffee can be the right solution. Chocolate will make the taste of coffee easier to accept the tongue, especially for those of you who are not used to drinking black coffee. This concoction is also found in many cafes or coffee shops with the term moka coffee.
4. Butter
Mixing coffee with butter? No need to worry! The trend of mixing coffee with butter lately is increasingly mushrooming because of its distinctive taste. However, choose 100% butter (butter or roomboter) from a cow. Don't use margarine or butter mixed with margarine. Mix one teaspoon of butter without salt (unsalted butter) into a cup of warm coffee and stir until the butter melts evenly. The result? Your coffee becomes softer, not too tight or sour.
5. Ginger
This one kitchen spice is indeed versatile. You can mix ginger in various types of drinks, ranging from tea, herbs, to coffee. Grate enough ginger and mix it in your coffee. You can also cut small ginger and dip it in coffee to get a strong aroma of ginger. In addition to making coffee taste sharp, ginger is also good for preventing digestive problems due to caffeine.
6. Orange or lemon
Try to add oranges to your black coffee everyday. You can use mandarin orange, lemon, or lime juice as a natural coffee flavoring. If you only want to get the aroma, grated enough orange peel and mix it in coffee. Your coffee will be fresher and sweeter.
7. Cinnamon
Pay attention to the spices in your kitchen. If you have cinnamon, you can mix it in a cup of warm coffee. This herb can help disguise the bitter taste of coffee while making it more sweet and fragrant.
8. Mint leaves
After staying up all night but being chased deadline? A cup of warm coffee in addition to mint leaves can help you stay fresh and awake while working. You can immediately dip some mint leaves into coffee or pound the leaves first before mixing into black coffee.
