Coffee control must watch! A hundred flowers blossom in the era of painstaking efforts in ordinary places

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Chen Zhihuang, the founder of Fika Fika Cafe, won the Nordic Coffee roasting Competition in 2013, while the founder of Simple Kaffa, Wu Zelin, won the World Cup Coffee Masters Competition in 2016. Lin Zhe-hao, who has founded the Hong Hong brand in the past to promote local jam, has also set up a Taiwan Coffee Research Office to help develop local coffee and bring Taiwan baristas and coffee farmers into line with the world. Through the efforts of this group of local coffee experts, Taiwan's coffee culture has become brighter and brighter.

Fika Fika sunshine shop continues the Nordic style, transparent lighting can also see the fresh green.

Every visit to Fika Fika Cafe Sunshine Shop is the only one.

In a cafe on Sunshine Street in Neihu Lake, several green plants were planted against white walls and wood elements. Before 10:00, couples, parents and children, or alone, filled a large number of seats in the shop and merged into a bright, relaxed and pleasant scene. This is Fika Fika Cafe's second store.

Fika Fika Cafe on Sunshine Street, Neihu, Taipei.

Founder Chen Zhihuang has studied baking beans since he was in college. He won the Nordic coffee roasting contest in 2013. Before that, he was almost won by the Norwegian. Chen Zhihuang said with a smile that he would like to participate because the competition is very interesting. It is not scored by a few judges. In the final run-off, similar to Japan's "TV champion", it was selected by a number of vegetarian people. On that day, people from all over the world drank. He even came specially to shake hands and praise, which moved him very much.

"in fact, the significance of the competition to us is one more opportunity for the public to know you," says Chen Zhihuang. Before and after winning the award, the original intention of "treating every visit as the only one" has not changed, and after winning the award, many people are even more trembling. Because many people may only come to this city or this cafe once in their lives, or come to the door with anticipation because of the title of "champion," they must leave good memories for him.

Although the traffic of Sunshine shop is not as convenient as that of Yitong shop, it is still full of people.

Fika Fika Cafe Sunshine Store was originally designed as a space for baking beans factory and coffee shop, but later found that more space was needed for baking beans than expected, so it began to be used for purposes such as lectures. However, compared with the Yitong store, the transportation is still inconvenient, but it still succeeds in attracting people. Chen Zhihuang launched special catering smokers at the Sunshine Store, such as non-alcoholic Cascala champagne, using the dried organic coffee pulp Cascara, which has been used for nearly eight years, and turned its extract into a new product of the store after adding bubble water and lemon juice.

Chen Chih-Huang said, "Coffee culture has the shortest history of the three major drinks of human beverage. after thinking about it for less than 800 years, coffee is actually a part of gourmet culture, naturally forming a local appearance in response to local climate and eating habits. However, coffee as an ingredient, there are still many areas to be developed. At present, coffee versions of Tasting Menu and Coffee Paring have been brewed, tried, and even used for seasoning and cooking, replacing spices, soy sauce, fresh flavor sources, and so on. Through specific varieties and baking methods, they can play the role of seasoning and open up new possibilities for chefs. "

Simple Kaffa Wu Zelin's continuous research will affect the details of coffee and pass it on to the new generation.

Fika Fika Cafe Sunshine Shop

Add: No. 40, Lane 321, Yangguang Street, Neihu District, Taipei

Tel: 02-2656-0133

The Simple Kaffa cooking show is amazing.

Coffee lovers may be no stranger. Wu Zelin, the soul of Simple Kaffa hidden in the B1 of the Eastern District Building, has won the Taiwan Coffee Masters Championship for three consecutive years since 2013, and even won the World Cup Coffee Masters Competition (WBC,World Barista Championship) in June 2016, breaking the best performance of Taiwanese players. After winning the world championship, Simple Kaffa attracted more visitors, including tourists from Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, the mainland, and even Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Popularity and fame have not stopped him from growing up. Since last year, he has re-examined Logo packaging, cups and dishes in the store, vision and dining experience. Wu Zelin said: "in the case of follicular coffee cups, in addition to referring to traditional coffee cups, teacups and wine cups are selected according to the way they are taken, the flavor is presented, and the drinking effect is tasted, and the details are constantly fine-tuned. "try your best to be ordinary.

Chen Zhihuang has successfully combined the unique and comfortable acidity and fragrance of shallow baking into the lingering rhyme.

In addition, Simple Kaffa has been using smart filter cups to brew coffee for 3 to 4 years. After the coffee powder is put in, the water is washed down, and it can be filtered out until you think it is enough. The original intention is to make customers feel that brewing coffee is "simple", thus making people want to buy beans and go home to brew them. But some guests will first taste it visually, hoping to see a more fancy and complicated way to rush out the coffee before they think it's worth the ticket price. Therefore, the smart filter cup is also used this year, but Wu Zelin played it to the extreme, making full use of the elastic properties of the smart filter cup, such as filtering in the front, soaking in the back, and matching the changes in water temperature during brewing. The coffee is amazing, and at the same time, it also makes the "Chong Bao Show" more attractive.

Wu Zelin played the smart filter cup to the extreme, satisfying the sense of sight and taste of coffee glutton at once.

Speaking of Simple Kaffa's proudest thing, he thought it would revolve around coffee itself, but Wu Zelin said it was "training a new generation of baristas." good coffee is only the most basic thing. Now there are 10 full-time baristas in a store, 8 can stand at the bar independently, and they have to train for an average of 6 to 9 months to be on their own, each of whom makes him proud. In addition to providing efficient training, salaries and benefits are also something he cares about for baristas. Observing that the salaries of baristas around the world are generally low, Wu Zelin hopes that through Simple Kaffa training, when baristas reach the level of technical output, they will get higher salaries, improve their quality of life, and even become stronger after further studies, and when they come back, they can give back to the coffee circle and become a positive cycle. This is one of the things he is trying to do now.

Simple Kaffa

Add: no. 48, lane 177, section 1, Dunhua south road, Songshan district, Taipei

Tel: 02-8771-1127

Taiwan Coffee Research Laboratory how to define coffee.

When it comes to coffee in Taiwan, many experts must know the "coffee research lab." Although they are not coffee shops, they are a treasure trove for many coffee fans and operators to improve their skills. Known as the "village head," Lin Che-hao, the director of the Taiwan Coffee Research Office, who is always dressed up, is the soul of the research room and an important driver for many coffee players and farmers to gain a foothold in the industry. Lin Zhe-hao used to work in a coffee shop and founded the "Zaihong" brand, which is famous for promoting Taiwan's native fruits. After coming into contact with Taiwan coffee many years ago, Lin Zhe-hao aroused his enthusiasm and made it easier for him to drive 50,000 kilometers in four years to visit the whole Taiwan coffee farm. In the process, Lin Zhe-hao discovered the gap between farmers and consumers, as well as the gap between the market, so he set up the Taiwan Coffee Research Office in 2013 to serve as a communication platform for the coffee industry. It also plans a series of professional coffee courses, introduces international coffee evaluation standards, and closely connects the relationship among operators, farmers and cup testers.

Lin Zhe-hao, project host of Taiwan Coffee Research Office. Reporter Hou Yongquan / Photography

Speaking of coffee in Taiwan, Lin Zhe-hao believes that "it is easy to reach a consensus on bad coffee, but good coffee is actually diverse." "Coffee can be grown in Taiwan south of Miaoli, and the quality around Alishan Township is better. Because of the short history of development and no precedent to follow, most coffee farmers in Taiwan grow in their own way, creating more diversity instead. People can get in touch with Taiwanese coffee through trusted stores or farmers with well-known brands. The coffee research lab offers a variety of coffee courses, but Lin Zhe-hao recommends that people "go to the shop" before class to learn about the types and patterns of coffee. Moreover, Lin Che-hao also revealed that the course is not to give quick answers, but to "teach doubts." by putting forward a discussion, students can challenge and build themselves, which is the core value of the coffee lab.

Taiwan Coffee Research Office

Address: 1 / F, 215 Section 3, Beixin Road, Xindian District, New Taipei City

Tel: 02-8911-6612