Re(2): Coffee Berry -Rhamnus californica
- To: t*@xtra.co.nz
- Subject: Re(2): Coffee Berry -Rhamnus californica
- From: B*@monterey.edu (Barry Garcia)
- Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 22:37:57 -0700
theryans@xtra.co.nz writes:
>Interestingly the seeds of the true coffee berry (Coffea arabica) also
>have mucilage around them which is quite sweet. I recall African
>children were very fond of them, but did not actually chew the seeds,
>just suck the mucilage off them and spit the "bean" out.
>
>Moira
R. californica's berries have a rather bland (at first) taste which is
somewhat sweet, but after you swallow it you get the bitter coffee-like
flavor. Not something most children here in the states at least would
enjoy :).
