- By Priyanka Munshi
- Fri, 10 May 2024 11:09 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
When drinking coffee, avoiding certain foods might help maintain its flavour and avoid awkward situations. Foods with strong flavors or spices can overshadow coffee's subtle flavour, making the experience less enjoyable. Additionally, some coffee consumers may experience pain from acidic foods like citrus fruits, exacerbating their acidity problems. Sugar-rich foods can also overpower the mild coffee flavors, making the experience less enjoyable.
It is ideal to match coffee with complementing or neutral items, such as simple pastries or almonds, to completely enjoy the subtle flavours of the beverage. Coffee has a rich flavour that we can fully enjoy by being attentive to what we eat with it. Therefore, we've included a list of items that you should never eat with coffee here.
Fried Snacks
While eating crunchy fries with coffee can improve their flavour, there may be health dangers involved. Additionally, many people eat gram-flour-based snacks with tea, such as pakoras, namkeen, and bhujia, without realizing that doing so can worsen digestive problems and decrease the absorption of nutrients. Did you know that eating fried foods can also raise your body's harmful cholesterol levels?
Do you know that coffee and chili peppers present in snacks will make the coffee and food combination more acidic and irritating.(Image Credit:Canva)
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Milk And Dairy Products
Dairy ingredients, such as cheese, cream, and milk, can decrease coffee's ability to absorb iron. Thus, when consuming coffee, it is best to stay away from meals high in iron, such as beans, lentils, and leafy green vegetables.
Citrus Fruits
Avoid combining any citrus fruits, such as oranges and grapefruits, with your coffee since they may react with the caffeine in it, causing a variety of digestive problems and also causing discomfort.
Match coffee with complementing or neutral items like simple pastries or almonds to fully enjoy the subtle flavours.(Image Credit:Canva)
Spicy Foods
Although spicy foods will undoubtedly improve the flavour of your snack, coffee and chili peppers will make it more acidic and irritating.
Paneer
Many people like to combine their coffee with paneer-based snacks, but many are unaware of the fact that coffee's caffeine can both increase and decrease the body's ability to absorb calcium.
(Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis or treatment.)