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Arabica Vs Robusta
Maybe some people still have no idea if I ask them, what are the differences between Arabica and Robusta? The two most important species of coffee economically are Coffea arabica (Arabica coffee) - which accounts for over 70% of world production - and Coffea canephora (Robusta coffee). Two other species which are grown on a much [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • April 14th, 2009
Fun Facts about Coffee
Among many facts about coffee, these upcoming facts may be some truth that have not been widely published. First, may be there still few people knowing that coffee has no calories. It is naturally a no calorie drink. At one time “coffee” was a term for wine. The drink became so popular and many turned [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • March 13th, 2009
Toraja in Camus
Last year, together with France anniversary, Camus–a popular cognac premium France brand–choosed Toraja coffee as a newest variant for its product, placed at Shy Café, The Pappilon Kemang. This cafe was also become the first café in Jakarta that sale this product. Those Arabica and Robusta Coffee from Tana Toraja were choosen for a reason. [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • January 17th, 2009
Kona Coffee Beans
Kona Coffee has been widely known as the best coffee from Hawaii. This kind of coffee is also one of the most famous coffee in the world. This coffee has a great pleasing favor! Well, most of the coffee beans need to be blended with other worldly beans, but this coffee doesn’t! Kona Coffee Beans do [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • December 6th, 2008
The Exotic Kopi Luwak
As Indonesian citizens, we could be so proud because we have a kind of coffee that is very high in price, but still competitive. Ya, according to the survey held by Forbes Magazines, Kopi Luwak—kind of robusta and arabica coffee from Indonesia–is listed as the most expensive coffee in the world. Kopi Luwak is intimately linked [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • November 9th, 2008
Opening Talk
As we can see right below here, Indonesia is listed in the top ten coffee producers. According to the U.S. National Coffee Association, Indonesia is in the third place, with 6.7 million bags coffee produce during the 1997-98 crop year. Seeing this, what is a single first thing coming up in your mind? Hey there! I’m [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • October 21st, 2008
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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