What is coffee and why do we roast it?

Coffee is actually a small red fruit that must go through many different stages before it reaches your cup each morning.

First, coffee is processed to remove the outer skin, pulp, and inner parchment skin. Once that is complete, the inner seed, otherwise known as the coffee bean, is dried.

 When it’s dried it becomes the green coffee bean that is shipped around the world for roasting.

 The coffee bean is like a dry pinto bean, meaning it can be stored for long periods of time and still become fresh once it goes through the roasting process. If you didn’t roast coffee, the drink would be bitter and very acidic, making it essentially undrinkable. Roasting gives coffee its unique flavours and aromas.

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