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> Eat a coffee bean by itself. If it tastes bad on its own, it’ll probably taste bad in the brew too. I enjoy munching a few beans while I make my coffee. This

> Eat a coffee bean by itself. If it tastes bad on its own, it’ll probably taste bad in the brew too. I enjoy munching a few beans while I make my coffee. This just doesn't make sense to me. There are a great number of beans and vegetables that taste bitter or unpleasant "raw" but are very delicious with a bit of heat and time.

simojo 1y ago
> Eat a [roasted] coffee bean by itself.
- pton_xd 1y ago
  That was implied but it still doesn't make any sense. Eating dry tea leaves tastes nothing like drinking a cup of tea.
  - alright2565 1y ago
    Well, it makes sense for coffee. I would be happy eating any of the coffee beans I've purchased. If you don't think it makes sense, then don't do it. There's no reason to argue with people who in their subjective experience have enjoyed it.
  - blacksmith_tb 1y ago
    People eat chocolate-covered espresso beans? This strikes me as similar, just more in-your-face. People do eat tea leaves (matcha for example, or Burmese pickled tea leaf salad). But a dry spoonful wouldn't be a good way to get a feel for a given tea, I agree.
  - ErrorNoBrain 1y ago
    when you drink coffee you dont actually drink liquified beans you just drink water which has super small ground up coffee particles in it...
Chathamization 1y ago
Right, most people are would hate eating a 100% pure cacao bar, but that doesn't mean they won't enjoy chocolate. There's so much variability in these things, and in the end, it mostly comes down to "try different stuff and see what you like." I almost always drink coffee without any cream or sugar (exception listed below), but I wouldn't say I enjoy coffee more than someone who drenches theirs in both. It's just different tastes. Even the oft-maligned Nescafe is pleasant for me if I make it correctly. Not the original formula, but the 100% coffee one without the extra ingredients. I thought it tasted horrible when I first tried it, but if I drowned it in a lot of soy milk it actually made for a fairly pleasant drink. In general, people are going to be happier if they stop trying to cultivate aristocratic aversions to common food, and instead start cultivating curiosity and an interest in finding ways to enjoy things they didn't expect themselves to enjoy.
- PaulDavisThe1st 1y ago
  > most people are would hate eating a 100% pure cacao bar, but that doesn't mean they won't enjoy chocolate. a wise old friend of mine once said "you think you like chocolate, but what you actually like is sugar in cocoa"
rfrey 1y ago
And there are many that if they taste bad raw, will taste bad cooked. Coffee is one of those.
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faizmokh 1y ago
It’s something that you have to do to get it. There’s a difference in taste between dark‑roast beans from Starbucks vs medium‑roast beans from your local coffee roaster.
nkrisc 1y ago
Ok, but I'm talking about coffee, not whatever vegetables you have in mind. I've never had a coffee bean that taste bad on its own, but tasted good in coffee. Similarly, every coffee bean that tasted good brewed, also tasted good on its own.

simojo 1y ago

> Eat a [roasted] coffee bean by itself.

pton_xd 1y ago
That was implied but it still doesn't make any sense. Eating dry tea leaves tastes nothing like drinking a cup of tea.
- alright2565 1y ago
  Well, it makes sense for coffee. I would be happy eating any of the coffee beans I've purchased. If you don't think it makes sense, then don't do it. There's no reason to argue with people who in their subjective experience have enjoyed it.
- blacksmith_tb 1y ago
  People eat chocolate-covered espresso beans? This strikes me as similar, just more in-your-face. People do eat tea leaves (matcha for example, or Burmese pickled tea leaf salad). But a dry spoonful wouldn't be a good way to get a feel for a given tea, I agree.
- ErrorNoBrain 1y ago
  when you drink coffee you dont actually drink liquified beans you just drink water which has super small ground up coffee particles in it...

Chathamization 1y ago

Right, most people are would hate eating a 100% pure cacao bar, but that doesn't mean they won't enjoy chocolate. There's so much variability in these things, and in the end, it mostly comes down to "try different stuff and see what you like." I almost always drink coffee without any cream or sugar (exception listed below), but I wouldn't say I enjoy coffee more than someone who drenches theirs in both. It's just different tastes. Even the oft-maligned Nescafe is pleasant for me if I make it correctly. Not the original formula, but the 100% coffee one without the extra ingredients. I thought it tasted horrible when I first tried it, but if I drowned it in a lot of soy milk it actually made for a fairly pleasant drink. In general, people are going to be happier if they stop trying to cultivate aristocratic aversions to common food, and instead start cultivating curiosity and an interest in finding ways to enjoy things they didn't expect themselves to enjoy.

PaulDavisThe1st 1y ago
> most people are would hate eating a 100% pure cacao bar, but that doesn't mean they won't enjoy chocolate. a wise old friend of mine once said "you think you like chocolate, but what you actually like is sugar in cocoa"

rfrey 1y ago

And there are many that if they taste bad raw, will taste bad cooked. Coffee is one of those.

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faizmokh 1y ago

It’s something that you have to do to get it. There’s a difference in taste between dark‑roast beans from Starbucks vs medium‑roast beans from your local coffee roaster.

nkrisc 1y ago

Ok, but I'm talking about coffee, not whatever vegetables you have in mind. I've never had a coffee bean that taste bad on its own, but tasted good in coffee. Similarly, every coffee bean that tasted good brewed, also tasted good on its own.