{"id":336880,"date":"2021-11-05T14:53:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T18:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/05\/in-praise-of-robusta\/"},"modified":"2021-11-05T14:56:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T18:56:05","slug":"in-praise-of-robusta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/05\/in-praise-of-robusta\/","title":{"rendered":"In Praise of Robusta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps to be more productive and creative, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just stick to 100% arabica coffee. Integrate robusta into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why was I so productive in Vietnam? I think it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s because of robusta coffee. robusta as having more caffeine than arabica. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But why does bias against robusta? I think it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s this \u00e2\u20ac\u0153coffeism\u00e2\u20ac\u009d thing\u00e2\u20ac\u201d almost like the racism of coffee. \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe because arabica is more expensive than robusta, and those people see arabica superior than robusta. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, arabica sweeter than robusta. And because modern people don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like bitter tasting things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"787\" data-attachment-id=\"336485\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/adaf2963-b28f-46de-890f-39a54a5e547d\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ADAF2963-B28F-46DE-890F-39A54A5E547D-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;RICOH GR III&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1635772685&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC 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For example, on our last Trader Joe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s trip, I found this interesting barista espresso blend, which had both robusta and arabica. And when I drink in the morning, it gets me going better than coffee only with 100% arabica.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps to be more productive and creative, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just stick to 100% arabica coffee. 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