Coffee beans around the world – know your blend
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Every coffee drinker in the world can name at least one of the regions where coffee beans are grown. Brazil and Colombia are arguably the best-known areas, with the majority of the world’s coffee supply being grown on South American soil, and because of that, many people believe that coffee was first discovered there. A little known fact however, is that the true birthplace of coffee is actually Ethiopia, and it was first discovered in the Kaffa region, and shortly afterwards near Harar.
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Coffee beans are grown in warmer climates, as the plants require a certain level of humidity in order to flourish. Asia lends itself well to coffee for these reasons, and has a number of countries throughout Southeast Asia where coffee is one of the primary industry focuses. Indonesia, for example, is the home of Kopi Luwak (also known as civet coffee) – one of the world’s most expensive coffees, also boasting one of the most unusual treatment methods. The Asian Palm Civet (a small mammal) eats the coffee cherries, and after the beans pass through its digestive tract intact, they are collected, washed, and lightly roasted (to preserve nutrients and the unique flavours gained during digestion) before serving.
How do cafes work with different regions?
It depends a lot on the café in question. A barista in a chain store such as Starbucks may be able to answer basic questions about the coffee beans – but will often lack the passion and true understanding of what makes each bean unique. Head for a specialty coffee café, and take the opportunity to not only learn about, but also sample some truly unique coffees.
Typically, cafés will offer a choice between single-origin coffee beans, and blends. Single-origin refers to beans that are sourced from a single geographic location. An example of this is the Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, which comes from the village of Yirgachefe (Irgachefe) in Ethiopia. A blend is usually a combination of two or more bean varieties, and is often unique to the café using it.
Any cafés that pride themselves on quality will have both single origin and blends on offer, and should also accommodate a variety of different brewing methods – from espresso, to syphon (a unique brewing system that employs a vacuum-method of filtering), to pour-over. |
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Coffee beans can be roasted to taste, to produce different flavours and accents to suit all customer preferences.
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By :
Gareth Hoyle
Submitted
2011-07-06 05:06:00 |
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