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For some people, it's incomplete to drink coffee without added sugar. In fact, to enjoy the taste of coffee is advised not to mix with other extras, including sugar.

Founder of the Indonesian community Latte Art Artist (ILAA) Ardian Maulana, explains as a coffee producing country, Indonesia has a variety of types of coffee that has a different taste. Adding sugar, Ardian says, means taking care of the caring side of the coffee itself.

"Sugar kills the characteristics of the coffee, so it's not good," Ardian said at Good Coffee at Home workshop at JCC, Jakarta, Friday (8/9/2017).

The taste of coffee will change when mixed with sugar. The change can become more acidic and bitter. In fact, coffee has a variety of flavors such as oranges, nuts or chocolate.

On the other hand, drinking coffee with sugar is also not good for health. "Sugar is not a friend of coffee," he said.

According to him, the addition of sugar in coffee is caused because many people do not understand how to brew good coffee. Adding sugar is considered to reduce the bitter taste of coffee.

"We have been drinking coffee for 500 years, but maybe the last 10 years have learned how to brew a good coffee," Ardian added.

It's not easy to change the habit of adding sugar to a cup of coffee. For starters, Ardian suggests choosing the lightest coffee of its concentration, in the sense that it is not too bitter or sour.

"Just like we often drink sweet tea given bargain, do not like it, especially if you meet the coffee that is clear baseball no sugar .. Well, how to taste the sweet coffee without sugar We suggest people drink coffee without sugar in order to feel the sweet sensation from the coffee itself, "Ardian said.

To get the benefits of coffee, consumption of two to three cups a day is enough. For Ardian, the most important thing is to appreciate coffee no matter what.