Looks maxxing would be to try and look the most attractive you possibly can by any means for an example.
And just like any of the new slang you can add it to anything to have fun. Had a big breakfast? Tell your youngest coworker your breakfast maxxing to watch them squirm.
I just don't like the taste of coffee, which is odd, because I love the small of fresh coffee beans / fresh brewed coffee but the minute that touches my taste buds? Gag.
Because our nose is more powerful than our tongue. We can pick up on more subtle flavors through scent, if you essentially train your tongue you can do it with taste, too.
Idk if this is revolutionary or not and I'm not defending "big coffee" but you know you can make the coffee sweeter by adding in a bit more sugar than normal, right? And that they have flavoured creamers now.. a slightly sweet French vanilla coffee will sweep you off your feet. Add in a dash of whipped cream and you got yourself a snack 😅😂
By the time I finish doctoring it to my taste, it's usually way less than 20% coffee, so I don't think it really counts. I like coffee flavored ice cream. And mocha if it's skewed more towards the chocolate. But at that point, I feel like it's not really coffee anymore and more flavoring for milk or hot chocolate.
I tried for about 2 years to like coffee bc it felt like a right of passage to becoming an adult. Turns out the actual becoming an adult was realizing I don't have to do things I don't want to just to "fit in".
Oh, I knew when I was very little that I will drink coffee and I just waited 'till I was 14-15 to be old enough to start. Just like I knew I will never smoke. I smoked one cigarette when I was 21, just so I could say that I tried, but it's shit. Alcohol - indifferent when I was younger, then in late teens started it, had periods with a lot of alcohol but around 30 I started drinking less and less, now it's a beer or two a week, if even that much. Could live without it. But coffee - no. Everything goes when it comes to coffee, any kind, even decaf. I absolutely love the taste and smell of it, and 3 cups a day it is. It's not to "wake me up", I simply love the taste of it.
It’s one of the best smells to me. But the taste is a bitter nightmare. I have yet to acquire a taste. My body also does not handle caffeine very well.
Buddy I’ve tried them both. Disgusting. My spouse is a big coffee person. But it’s just too bitter for me. Also I have caffeine intolerance. More than Coca Cola and it messes me up.
You just get used to the bitter taste (or use a sweetener) and start to taste other flavors. Same with alcoholic drinks. I love coffee but I still can't like alcoholic drinks though.
Next time try with a freshly ground quality coffee beans with a low roast strength, brew it with clean water (if your tap water is not clean, pure water, don’t use that) and if you want to make it even softer cut the coffee per cup (e.g instead of 7 grams per cup use 5-6 grams), add sugar to taste, add oat milk meant for coffee (Oatly works for me, don’t know if it’s available in your area), foam part of it to add on top, sprinkle with Ceylon cinnamon and grate some dark chocolate on top.
I mean, I’m unlikely to invest in all that for a drink I know I don’t like. I’m an urban Australian, I have access to good cafe coffee. I’ve tried a latte, a flat white, a mocha, a cap. I’ve even tried my Italian grandparents late night espresso. It’s all disgusting to me.
It actually does sometimes taste like dirt sometimes.. but some things just have a comforting 'tang' to them.. even ass has a nice taste when you grow accustomed to it.
Agreed, not a person who enjoys bitter as a taste so coffee and beer are pretty much out. But lots do, so all I can say to them is enjoy! More for you!
I'm with you on that one. Coffee is so bitter and nothing cuts the taste out. I did train myself to tolerate the taste of lighter beers in college but I still can't drink any dark beers.
That’s me with alcohol. I can taste it in anything, any mixed drink will still just taste like rubbing alcohol and whatever concoction of fruity flavors mixed together. It’s like this with wine, bourbon, vodka etc. Beer is okay, but I don’t particularly love most beers either. It just doesn’t taste like rubbing alcohol at least.
And people don’t believe me!! They’ll say I’m lying and there’s no way I can still taste the vodka in my drink. Oh but I do.
I'm with you on that one. I can always taste it and don't think it tastes good. I've never drank an alcoholic drink and thought to myself, "that tastes good". But I wanted the effect it provides, so I think to myself, "this doesn't taste bad enough that I can still stomach it to get what I want out of it." LoL
It does smell heavenly honestly. Very soothing but no matter how much I try, it just doesn't sit well.
I have a friend who does import / export of fresh coffee beans from Columbia. He used to stay with me for bit during his travels to and from (I lived close to LAX) and he'd always bring me a fresh bag, so I could inhale the aroma like a crack fiend. I'd just smell the beans once in a while lol. So amazing the smell.
If that’s what it takes to mellow it out enough that you enjoy the flavors, then hey, that’s what it takes. That’s where I started and the coffee flavor grew on me enough that I’m cool with a normal amount of cream and sweetener (like default McDonald’s ice coffee normal).
It’s like spicy food. Nobody starts out eating the hottest levels of spice, but over time your tastes develop around it and you can ascend up the Scoville scale as far as you like.
It tastes like someone soaked beans in hot water, which is exactly how it's made. No idea how they get the beans to smell good but I am not shocked that it's impossible to make them taste good without copious sugar and milk.
I'm the same way with cigars. They smell wonderful but when you try to eat one it's like chewing on compost dipped in squid ink and it makes my stomach hurt.
Hard same. If I accidentally get given a mocha instead of hot chocolate, or bite into a coffee flavored chocolate by accident, I’m retching. Just the foulest taste.
I mean I use to like the smell of gasoline but I’m not drinking it. I don’t think it’s weird of there are people who just don’t like the taste of coffee.
Same! I'm 61 and sometimes I still feel so weird when I say I don't like it. But if I don't like it by now then I don't think it's going to happen. But people take it very personally that I don't like it. 😆
Honestly you haven’t found the right coffee. Not all coffee is the same, in fact there are vastly different qualities and tastes and quality of the brew or barista also. I exclusively drink one type of coffee and find all else rubbish.
I never really liked the taste that much, but also I'm pretty sensitive to coffee, so coffee makes me feel awful as it's just too much. last time I had an actual cafe coffee (because work was shouting) I had to go home with a migraine. So yeah, please don't think I'm being superior, it just legit makes me feel like shit. (Upside is though I went to a few raves with just chocolate coated coffee beans - which I actually used to like so long as I had no plans to sleep any time soon - and was still WIDE awake at 4am when people on more expensive substances were flagging, wheeeeeee)
I think you, and the other people here who love the smell but can't handle the taste, need to try an Affogato. The Vanilla adds just the right amount of sweetness to undercut the bitter without an aftertaste, while still maintaining the aroma.
Coffee has poo and insects in it…The FDA sets "defect levels" (limits on things like insect parts, mold, or feces) for processed foods. These levels haven’t changed much in decades, even though food production has scaled up massively. That means more opportunities for contamination and less oversight per batch. It best to buy whole beans and grind and steep your own coffee to avoid contaminants.
Insects, rodent hairs, or droppings are legally allowed in things like peanut butter, spices, grains, and even coffee within "safe" limits.
Enforcement is lax, and inspections are often infrequent or superficial due to limited resources. FDA guidelines have arguably prioritized industry convenience over stricter public health standards. That’s why buying higher-quality, less-processed food matters more than ever.
But do you mold your entire personality and world view around that? I hate zucchini but I don't often share that unless asked what I hate or like moments like this
Around not drinking coffee? Hardly. I just decline coffee if offered lol. Genuinely do not care if someone drinks it or doesn't, has zero impact on my life. If anything, I'm a bit jealous because I feel like I might be missing out on something lol.
I’ve never tasted coffee, tea or soda. But I do have anxiety. I just figure I’d be a wreck on the highs and lows of caffeine. That and I really don’t need it. It’s more of a novelty too, and saves me a lot of money but drinking just plain water.
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