When I m feeling a bit randy for a taste of true Brazilian coffee, I brush up on my Portuguese and head for exotic, sexy Rio de Janeiro to Carnival, one of the greatest shows on earth. When they re not prancing around in sequins and feathers, these lively people are hard at work producing thirty-five percent of the world s coffee. They are the world s leading exporter…
At Home (the latest version, scroll down) The green coffee we sell for home roasting is a processed (de-hulled) dried seed. For all the processing entails (from wet-milling, depulping, drying, stripping the parchment, and even polishing sometimes) the embryo that makes this a live seed is often intact. It is located at one end of the seed lengthwise, near the crease…
Related Guide Selecting a bag of coffee from a sea of unknowns can be a challenging business. Though coffee is a fruit, squeezing and sniffing all the bags on your local café shelves just isn t quite as helpful as you d think (and will definitely trigger some puzzled glances from the barista). So what s the best way to narrow in on the best beans? Use the clues scattered…
On a recent trip to Costa Rica with Contiki Travel, I took a tour of a coffee plantation. As an avid coffee enthusiast (okay, bordering on addict), I was confronted with a very humbling question, Do you know where your coffee beans come from? Costa Ricans typically drink coffee at home without sugar or cream (forget pumpkin spice lattés). Instead, it s enjoyed…
700 N Nimitz Hwy Honolulu, HI 96817 (808) 535-6500 Was in Honolulu for Thanksgiving 2012. Always have to stop at Hilo Hattie for just STUFF, so went to the Nimitz location. The store is huge and we were hungry so were thrilled to find the Kona Bean Cafe inside the store. We both had Chili and Rice and it was great-I am still dreaming of it, in fact! The staff was…
121 Plenty Rd Preston Victoria 3072 Australia +61 3 9416 8612 We came here on Sunday morning after being disappointed by Sartoria next door the previous day. Since it was Easter weekend, they only offered pastry and coffee, but man were they good. The atmosphere here is lovely; warm and friendly but entirely relaxed, so you know you re in good hands. Although my flat…
Coffee Harvesting Times Each year coffee is harvested during the dry season when the coffee cherries are bright red, glossy, and firm. How to Harvest Coffee Beans Ripe cherries are either harvested by hand, stripped from the tree with both unripe and overripe beans, or all the coffee beans are collected using a harvesting machine. These processes are called selective…
How caffeinated do you like to be? Coffee has gotten some bad press in the past, including myths that it would stunt your growth or cause heart problems. But recent research generally puts coffee in the clear, with potential health benefits outweighing the risks. Who doesn’t love to have a vice transformed into a virtue? A classic part of coffee’s mystique is the…
Fermentation in coffee refers to the microbial reaction of yeasts and bacteria breaking down the sugars in mucilage. This process produces acids which will later add complexity and depth to a coffee. This reaction has been studied and developed in coffee-growing regions everywhere, and great care is taken to understand and master this process. Producers utilize a…
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Drought hurt harvests of beans used to mill instant-coffee ‘They want to kill us, ’ farmer says of government plan Brazilians have had to endure a lot of late, between the recession, the impeachment and the never-ending stream of national scandals. But importing coffee beans? In Brazil, the commodity king of the world? The idea hasn’t been well received, especially…
REUTERS/Jagadeesh NvWhile the saying goes that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, for many people (myself included), your first sip of coffee is the most important part of the morning. I recently spoke with Paul Toscano, chief marketing officer of Joyride Coffee, a company that specializes in cold-brew kegs. I asked him some questions about the coffee…
While you may drink coffee every day, unless you ve lived in a coffee-producing country you may have no idea what a coffee tree looks like. A coffee tree is a woody perennial evergreen, covered with dark-green, waxy leaves growing opposite each other in pairs. They can grow 30 feet (9 m) high, but in cultivation, coffee trees are kept short for easier harvesting…
Today I found out a Coffee bean is not actually a bean, rather it is a seed. Now I know you are saying to yourself right now, “Aren’t beans seeds and seeds beans?” Surprisingly, that is not the case. (who knew?) In fact, though beans are always seeds, seeds are not always beans. A bean is just one kind of a seed. Specifically, it is a name for seeds of the family…
