This is my post for #STB Coffee Prompt Week 48:
Option 2: Would you rather lose the ability to taste coffee, or become unable to smell it? Don’t forget to show us the cup you’re enjoying to face this consideration!
This question is not that difficult for me, although before I give a sensible answer, I want to talk about the reasons in general why I chose the statement I will present below.
God, coffee is so delicious combined with multiple flavors! Can you imagine not being able to taste it? I couldn't. How will you be able to perceive the different textures with your much more powerful sense of taste? I know that smells are very important, they help you differentiate certain things in a more tangible way before tasting them. I run away from bad smells, and when I don't like something, I put it out of my sight immediately.
However, things with a sense of taste are not the same; the flavor, the combinations, and the delight of having something rich and combined on your palate are incomparable. That is why I prefer to taste coffee rather than smell it, I definitely could not live in a world where my tongue cannot taste anything; it would be like living in a dead world, without joy, insipid, everything would be gray.
My reasons are very powerful, and I think many people will agree with me on this motive. To give an example of personal experience, several years ago I got Covid, but in a very mild way. I lost my sense of taste and smell and I must say it was a horrible thing. Not being able to perceive smells is awful, but not being able to taste anything? It is like death; no light, silent and desolate.
Not being able to savor this rich cookie with my delicious coffee should be a crime.
As I was healing from Covid, I recovered my sense of smell first, but what about taste? It was the first thing I asked myself and I spent months without tasting anything. It was almost a terrible year and I'm glad I was able to recover.
I love coffee, although recently my doctor forbade me to drink it due to colon problems, I can still taste it since I am recovering little by little. I can't abuse the quantity, but that doesn't bother me, when I want to indulge myself, I go for my cup of coffee with milk at a coffee shop near my house. They serve a very tasty big cup with a little cookie that drives me crazy.
To live without tasting these things is crazy, I taste my coffee with a lot of tranquility, I think about my things and my writings, I get on social networks, and with every sip I take, my mood and my energy go up.
Smelling coffee is a pleasure, but there's nothing like tasting it. How could I keep these eyes so open without feeling the special flavor of my morning coffee?
Many will say that I am a coward because I only drink coffee with milk, but I prefer it that way. I like coffee mixed with multiple flavors, except with liquor; that is bad! If you like it, I congratulate you, but for my part, it is something I would never try again.
In conclusion, I would rather lose my sense of smell than my taste. I could not live without tasting coffee with milk mixed with chocolate or red cinnamon, it would be like living without purpose; a life without grace and taste. After living what I experienced, I feel that I am not exaggerating at all with my decision.
Thank you for reading...
