Welcome once again to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.
The living cat on record, Creme puff, lived to be 38 years old and was given coffee at breakfast all his life. Breakfast for him was bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
The previous owner of the record was Grandpa Rex Allen who lived to be 34 years old on the same diet. Coffee reduces chances of Alzheimers, Parkinsons. Tea without adding milk can "tan" your bladder making for many problems . Milk binds the tannic acid making it safe to drink.
1. Coffee increases a bee's memory and does the same for you. Bees love caffeinated coffee flowers. What do you love about coffee or tea?
I love coffee for the smell and the taste. The caffeine also perks me up enough to get going after a night's sleep. I also love tea for the taste.
2. If you opened a tea or coffee shop in your neighborhood what would it be named? How would you decorate it? Would pastry or cake be served?
Good question. I haven't landed on a name because I haven't thought much about opening such a shop. How about "Perfect Potion" or "Chat and Brew", lol. As for decor, I envision a rustic interior with lots of wood and beams. The other option would be a shabby chic look. Cakes and pastries would definitely be on the menu because these sweet treats go well with tea and coffee.
3. Beethoven required 60 beans per cup of coffee. How particular are you about your coffee or tea?
I am not that particular. I only require that the coffee or tea not be bitter.
4. Italian clergy in 1600s declared coffee the devil's brew and forbid it. Pope Clement the VIII wanted to taste it, loved it and blessed it ... today, new research shows black coffee is drunk mainly by psychopaths. Sweden banned coffee in 1746 as dangerous and Islam banned it for causing free thinking!
How do you take your coffee you free thinking, radical and what's your favorite brand of devil's brew?
I take my coffee with cream, no sugar. My favourite canned brand is Maxwell House. My favourite beans if I buy at the coffee shop are Sumatra Java or Guatemala Antigua. I also like certain coffees from Ethiopia, Kenya and Columbia.
I used to drink my caffeinated tea black or with lemon but these days I drink it with cream. If I drink herbal tea, I take it without cream or sugar. My favourite at the moment is Rooibos from South Africa. I usually drink herbal tea at night when I'm relaxing before sleep.
I'm a tea drinker and I love a rooibos at night before I go to bed. Sometimes I buy the vanilla flavour just for a change. We discovered a new, to us, brand while on holiday, Queen Victoria, but haven't seen it here in the supermarkets since we got home. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteIt's great to find a good caffeine free tea to drink before bedtime.
DeleteI like your ideas for the coffee shop, even though I don't drink coffee, I'm sure you'd have some tea for me! LOL. I do like Rooibos tea. My cousin brought me some from New Orleans when they were there, and I've enjoyed it I don't drink cream in my tea, although it might be better for me that way, but I'm not a milk drinker so I really don't like cream either. Hope you have a lovely day today!!
ReplyDeleteI don't care for cream or milk in herbal teas or caffeine free teas like rooibos. I only use cream in caffeinated teas. The Kenyans make their tea that way. I think they got that from the English colonizers.
Delete"Perfect Potion" made me smile!! I've never thought of coffee or tea as a potion but I guess that's exactly what it is for most of us. ☺☺☺
ReplyDelete🙂 I kind of like the name too. 🙂
DeleteI like the name Perfect Potion. Have you tried Hawaiian grown coffee? It's grown on the volcanic slopes there in black soil. It''s pretty good stuff.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I tried it when I visited Hawaii years ago. But that was so long ago and I no longer remember.
DeleteI like Chat and Brew. I have added cream to tea when I have gone to teas, but not at home. I drink tea when it is cold, and I usually have something that has no caffeine. You sure know your coffees! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like the name Chat and Brew. I think it sums up the purpose of the café. I love cold tea too. It's especially good on a hot day.
DeleteI love the smell of coffee too. Loved your answers! Have a nice week!
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I've loved the smell of coffee since long before I started drinking it.
DeleteI tried rooibos once and it was okay, just not my favorite. I guess my favorite is Earl Grey. As for coffee, I've never tried coffee from other countries, at least not that I know of. My mother loved her coffee strong and black and I grew up with the aroma of coffee. I enjoyed your answers.
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