I've tried cascara tea. The dried pulp of coffee cherries was given by my local roaster as freebies in one of their promotion. Taste like red dates tea 😋
That seems like a very good way to use the byproducts of coffee growing. Must be an extreme amount of pulp/skin that gets thrown away that could be used in some form for flavor
If it's the seed of a fruit, why haven't we tried processing and roasting the seeds of all different types of fruit - like apple seeds, orange seeds, grapefruit seeds...etc...? Every fruit might be able to produce a coffee-like beverage...
I personally tried mango seeds. Below the hard shell is a soft seed that was ok to eat when roasted. Bitter when raw. And i tried different types each had a different taste. I did actually enjoy few. Just sharing
Excellent video! I really enjoyed the content and was glued to the screen. There's something else I'd like to add though. The reason we enjoy other fruits with seeds (like apples, oranges or watermelons) is because we bred them over the years to have a greater Pulp/Seed ratio. We did nothing with the coffee cherry and that's why it isn't a familiar taste to the taste buds. We specifically cultivated coffee plants for their seeds.
I just sent some cascara to all my coffee drinking friends and am waiting for their thoughts. I've always wanted to try growing a coffee tree. As a home roaster I find coffee not only a great drink, but also an intriguing plant. Thanks for the great video. Nice work.
even as someone familiar with the information given, I still found this content super fresh and fun! I would totally like to experience a coffee cherry, just because I think it could be interesting :)
Saw your video in an article but couldn't give a thumbs up in that format. Looked it up on RU-vid and gave it a thumbs up. Answered most all my questions about the cherry. Presently drinking a coffee that has blueberry overtones which I find interesting but don't understand why. It's an Ethiopian Moka Sida light roast. I'm sure my roaster will have more info next time I visit.
@@coffeechronicler Your welcome! Interesting but why blueberry overtones, that's the thing that confuses me. It's a red fruit and although sweet doesn't taste like a blueberry. Then when roasting beans, that's when most of the flavor of coffee takes place. So, why blueberry? It's not that I don't like blueberry but when I seek out a coffee, I'm certainly not anticipating or seeking out the taste of blueberry. DISCLAIMER: My comments should not be considered a campaign of hate against the beloved blueberry. I never came across one I didn't truly love!
Yes, I do believe they are packed with antioxidants. But due to lack of demand, they will be almost impossible to get fresh, the only way is to visit a farm at the moment. Cascara is probably your best bet.
"coffee is a fruit, why do we drink it?" oh, yeah. let's get superstitious about juicing coffee cherries and completely ignore orange juice, apple juice, grape juice, lemon juice and freshly squeezed lemonade, grapefruit juice, cranberry juice for the ladies, pomegranate juice, lime juice and freshly squeezed limeade, pineapple juice and tomato juice. hell, we done squeezed beets, carrots, celery, even clams.
I came by to verify that beans are carb loaded. HOWEVER... learning it's a SEED...🤷. Do You have any content that Coffee was introduced to world thanks to a Goat 🐐 Herder who wondered why His flock was frolicking beyond sleep time? Nam Nam BUZZ!
Hehe, not quite! I managed to get two trees to carry fruit last year, but due to travel, they were left with improper care for a while, and sadly, they didn't survive. I'll plant some more, though, but don't think I'll get to self-sufficient anytime soon :D
