Why don't we have the coffee before the meal?? Why is common to have it after??

Answer 1

My personal opinion is that after eating a meal, one tends to get sleepy and coffee tends to keep you awake.

Answer 2

Uh, some people have coffee all the time- before the meal, during the meal and after the meal. I suppose its a hang over from when they used to drink coffee with cigarettes in restraunts

Answer 3

Coffee is a strong flavored drink, and can interfere with the flavors of the meal. Coffee is a stimulant, and it is also an irritant, and causes people to have to pee. That might have something to do with it also.
Many people drink coffee with their meals, including my husband.
People like to relax and take their time drinking the hot coffee, and to chat after the meal.
Hope this helped.

Answer 4

Funny you should ask that. I'm cooking dinner tomorrow for my boyfriend. He LOVES coffee. I thought about serving coffee before or with the meal, then decided against it.

Coffee beans are very oily and they leave a residue on the tongue which will interfere with the taste of foods.

I'm making a Bleu Cheese and Walnut Salad with a Pomegranate Vinaigrette, and Five Cheese Tortellini with a Cheesy Shrimp Alfredo Sauce.

This will be a very flavorful meal. I don't want anything to interfere with it.

Answer 5

it's how we were trained to be, have you ever have a big meal on breakfast not at lunch? Why do we do things that is so everyday? we never stop and think why do we do it... like having coffee after a meal.

Answer 6

you can have coffee before, after ,and during the meal its up to you

Answer 7

caffeine inhibits calcium uptake, so best after a meal than before. though the amount isnt that severe as to cause calcium deficiency