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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
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
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
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