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Vietnam
Brasil is apparently famous as the biggest coffee exporter. But only a few people know that the second position is held by Vietnam. Vietnam has a long history on coffee. When the Dutch was inhumanly forcing its kulturstelsel (never mind the spell — it is never important) in Nusantara (now Indonesia), the French colonist also [...]— Koen • January 10th, 2008
Komodo Dragon
On his personal blog, my colleague Harry Sufehmi questioned the price of a cup of coffee on Starbucks cafe which could reach 10x the price of local-branded cafe. I have posted an unusually long comment on his blog entry, though. One of my point is that my nation, Indonesia, who has unquestionably the best coffee [...]— Koen • November 7th, 2007
Warung Tinggi
Every town in Java (and other Indonesian islands as well) has their own coffee brand. Koffie Aroma from Bandung, Kapal Api from Surabaya, etc, have their own reputation regionally (and in some cases: internationally). Jakarta, as the first site in Indonesia where coffee trees were planted, has its own classical brand: Warung Tinggi. The story began [...]— Koen • October 31st, 2007
My Daily Coffee
Blogs should be personal — a good blog should tell a bit about its author. So today its my turn to reveal myself. The real me. I’m Koen. And all about my life have been told in detail both in Indonesian, English, and French. So I’d prefer to write how I prepare my coffee everyday. As [...]— Koen • August 18th, 2007
Qahwa and Mocha
The legend that qahwa (coffee) was discovered by an Abyssinian goatherd has been told for ages, and even retold in The Thousand and One Nights. But the legend does not mention the date of the great discovery. What is part of the history is that Muslim dervishes used to consume qahwa to help them fulfill [...]— Koen • August 6th, 2007
Sumatra Siborong-Borong
Black Apron Exclusive (BAE) is a term referring to very special editions (compared to ‘only’ special editions) of coffee beans released by Starbucks. Their boxes contain unique samples only from certain space-time of plantation, and from certain stories behind. The first edition was released only in 2004. Kopi Kampung, which was discussed in this blog, [...]— Koen • July 13th, 2007
Hello World!
Hi World :). Today AsiaBlogging opens a new blog to discuss only coffee :). The prime author, for now, is Koen. Please enjoy the warmth or the coolness of our coffee here, only in AsiaBlogging Café.— Koen • July 9th, 2007
Coffee-Howto
Some Howtos in Preparing Your Coffee Always store roasted coffee beans in a sealed container. Do not store in refrigerator or freezer.–Shelf life is about two weeks for roasted beans. Use the correct coffee/water ratio.–The standard coffee ratio is 2 level teaspoons per 6 ounces of water. [...]— Koen • July 7th, 2007
Java Estate
“It came from Jampit,” she said. I read its label once more: Estate Java. Then I knew she was right. Previously, on the phone she said that Starbucks’ brand for it is Estate Java, instead of Java Estate. “It’s in East Java,” she continued, as if I didn’t listen. “But of course,” I said then, [...]— Koen • July 3rd, 2007
Kapal Api
Go Soe Loet arrived at Java island around the beginning of 20th century from Fujian. Working as a trader, he saw that many people love to drink coffee. So he decided to commence a business in coffee, in 1927. To memorise how he came to Java, he chose ‘steam ship’ as his brand. Kapal Api. [...]— Koen • July 1st, 2007
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