Monday, June 18, 2007

Things that I did when I couldn't sleep

Hello again!

I decided to find any information about coffee since my blog's title is "Coffee Lover."

According to the article that I found from Coffee universe.com, "Coffee is a seed of a berry. A common myth alleges that coffee was originally discovered by a goat herder named Kaldi. After watching his heard of goats become frisky after eating berries from this unknown bush, he ate them himself, and found these berries gave him a renewed vigor."

Three major coffee growing regions are:
1. Africa+ Arabian peninsula
Coffees from this growing region are the most distinctive in the world, characterized by dry, winy acidity, chocolate and fruit undertones, rustic flavors and intense aromas. Ethiopia is the native land of coffee, and it was in Yemen that coffee was first cultivated and prepared.

2. Central + South American
Their light body, simplicity and sharp acidity distinguish the coffees produced in this growing region. They are typically thought of as having bright flavors with a clean, crisp finish.

3. Indonesia + New Guinea
Indonesia is the world's third largest producer of coffee. However, only 10% of the crop is Arabica, and the number of quality beans available for the specialty coffee industry is limited. Even though they are a small percentage of total production, arabica coffees from this region are considered some of the best in the world, and are prized for their richness, full body, long finish, earthiness and gentle acidity.

General flavor characteristics of coffee:
*Richness-refers to body and fullness
*Complexity- the perception of multiple flavors
*Balance- the satisfying presence of all the basic taste characteristics where no one over-powers another

Source:http://coffeeuniverse.com/world/regions

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