On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Thaths <tha...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 5:40 PM, ss <cybers...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Same thing goes for arabica and robusta no?
> No. Testing the caffeine content (Robusta has almost twice that of > Arabica) is relatively easy compared to testing for Indian basmati > versus Pakistani basmati. Also, there is the taste test. Indeed. Also the beans look noticeably different if you've seen them side by side before. I'm reminded of a time I bought Oolong. I asked for [highest grade] and the shop person teased me and asked if I could really taste the difference. I said "How about you sell me [next lower grade] and if I can't tell the difference you pocket the profit. But if I CAN tell the difference you sell me [highest grade] at [next lower grade] price?" She said "I think you can tell the difference." (I can.) For the record, it is possible to like animals (pigs in particular can be quite endearing) and still eat them. :) -- Charles
