Peach pie

"Fresh peach pie"

versus

"Peach pie made with Naperville peaches"

Which one of these descriptions comes from a fancy restaurant and which one from a highway diner?

A recent study analyzing menus from 6,500 restaurants states that low-priced establishments feel like they need to reassure visitors about quality by using words like "fresh." At high end restaurants, freshness is implied so they tend to mention the ingredient origin in the description.

Read more here. Hat tip to the Marginal Revolution.

Fresh coffee IS better

Why does coffee taste like donkey's butt when it's reheated?

The brewing process releases chemicals call lactones that are slightly bitter. As coffee cools, lactones break down into smaller carboxylic acids, which are unpleasantly bitter. When coffee is reheated, these carboxylic acids remain along with the bitter taste. 

However, when fresh coffee is poured quickly over ice, carboxylic acids have less time to form so your coffee tastes better. 

The best is cold press coffee as carboxylic acids don't form at all.

For more scientific breakdown, see here. For original source, see here. 

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