Goa, Nov. 14 -- BY SAMIR NAZARETH

Italian coffee-drinking tradition lays down that a Cappuccino should not be drunk after 12 pm. En joying a Cappuccino in the afternoon is sacrilege. Let's not forget, Cappuccinos are just Espressos with milk. It is believed that drinking Cap puccino after lunch or dinner is not good for health, and that an Espresso aids diges tion. The science on this is incomplete. However, there is a logical explanation for this widely followed ancient custom. In the olden days, it was not easy to prevent milk from spoiling. As the day pro gressed, there was a greater chance of milk wastage be cause of it turning. There fore, it needed to be used or transformed into milk prod ucts.

As a consequence, milk for coffee wa...