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Over
the centuries, coffee drinking has spread throughout the world and is now enjoyed in social
gatherings everywhere, and 'Cafe' (the old Portuguese name for coffee) now universally means a
meeting place where coffee is drunk, in all languages. |
Coffee & Hand made Chocolates, the perfect partners...
The Synergy of Coffee with Chocolate
Why do we finish off a dinner party or a meal at home or in a
restaurant with Coffee and Chocolate?
The obvious synergy of Coffee and Chocolate with human social
gatherings is more complex than you might think, smell and taste obviously play a part but it goes
deeper than that. Take the dinner party scenario, it's late, we are feeling the effects of the food
and wine, the natural tendency of our bodies is to wind down while we digest our food, we feel
relaxed, lethargic and drowsy. But, along come the coffee and chocolates and in a very short time
people become more alert and animated, but still relaxed, almost euphoric in fact. The reasons
for this seemingly contradictory change in behaviour lie in the natural chemical compositions of
both coffee and chocolate.
Coffee is easy to explain, most people know Coffee contains
substantial amounts of caffeine which is a natural stimulant, harsh in it's effects so, you would
expect it to wake you up. But keep you relaxed and euphoric at the same time?
Chocolate on the
other hand has some real surprises up it's sleeve. It's a very complex food which besides a
miniscule amount of Caffeine, contains mood changing substances called Phenylethylamine and Seratonin, both of which are
also found in the
human brain. Phenylethylamine and Seratonin are released into the
system by the brain when feelings of physical attraction such as love, lust or passion are present,
causing a rise in blood pressure and increased heart rate, inducing that feeling of euphoria and
well being so familiar to lovers. Eating Chocolate has the same effect because it also releases
Phenylethylamine and Seratonin into the system, actually
inducing those same 'lovers' feelings of well being, euphoria and of passion or being in love!
So you see, chocolate and coffee really do have a complimentary effect on
us, Caffeine in the Coffee livens us up making us more alert and attentive while Chocolate mellows
the harsher effects of the Coffee with feelings of well being and euphoria, actually mimicking the
experience of physical attraction and love.
This probably explains all that flirting that goes on over the coffee and chocolates,
well, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!
Brewing that perfect cup of gourmet coffee
is not so difficult either, just click here, How To Make Fine Coffee and follow the
steps...
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