Does coffee taste better in a paper cup?
This soul-searching, mind-bloggling question arose one morning when, ordering coffee for a friend at a local Nero, he specifically asked for it to be served in a paper cup.
"...but we're staying in."
"Ya, but it tastes better this way."
What?! Are you kidding me?
To be precise, we both had lattes. Medium sized lattes, mine in the ceramic cup, his in the paper, but he swears it "tastes better" in the paper. Does the additional waste in natural resources contribute to the mouth feel? Does the plastic lid add a top note of spiced fruit?
He then proceeded to waste an additional paper cup on a mouthful of cold water, and ate the foam from his latte with his finger.
Maybe I need to keep better company.
Thoughts?
IMHO, the difference between a mug and a takeout cup is the fact that the latter is covered. The beverage stays hot longer which makes it better, not the material. I see tons of people bring in double walled ceramic travel mugs and tumblers (and have actually been wanting one myself so I can be one of them :D)
ReplyDeleteI don't know about the taste, but a nice solid mug with a hot drink in it is pretty great during the Canadian winter!
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