Hainan Xinglong coffee beans. The difference between mainland coffee and Taiwan coffee.

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The two sides of the strait are committed to operating "coffee brands," and the mainland coffee bean producing areas are Yunnan, Hainan, and Guangdong. Among them, Yunnan, with plateau red soil, is suitable for "small-grain coffee." Hainan has a moderate temperature during the day and night, and the coffee is strong but not bitter. "Xinglong Coffee" is the most famous. Taiwan, on the other hand, produces different types of coffee according to altitude, and moves towards the route of "boutique coffee."

The development of coffee in Yunnan can be traced back to 1892, when a French missionary brought coffee beans to Yunnan and successfully planted them in Binchuan County. Yunnan's unique climatic conditions are conducive to the growth of coffee beans. After 1997, 90% of the total coffee output in the mainland came from Yunnan, with an annual output of about 26000 tons. At present, Yunnan coffee still occupies a dominant position in the mainland.

Hainan Island, a tourist attraction on the mainland, not only has beautiful scenery such as sunshine and beaches, but also has excellent coffee quality. In the 1950s, tens of thousands of returned overseas Chinese set up the earliest and largest overseas Chinese farm in Wanning, and introduced the skill of stir-frying coffee in Southeast Asia to Xingxing. In the process of controlling the heat, white sugar, salt and butter were added at the right time to make the fried coffee particularly fragrant. Zhou Enlai even praised, "Xinglong Coffee is world-class!" "

Although the coffee industry in the mainland has gradually developed, it does not directly promote Hainan coffee. Due to many typhoons, high land labor costs, less acreage and other factors, the annual output of coffee beans in Hainan is only nearly 200 tons, mostly concentrated in Xinglong and Fushan. Not only that, non-local coffee beans also impact the development of coffee in Hainan.

Taiwan, which has a tropical and subtropical climate, has a congenital advantage that makes coffee raw beans have a high density and sugar content. At present, there are three major coffee producing areas in Taiwan, including the "high altitude producing areas" of Alishan and Yunlin Gukeng in Chiayi; the "middle and low altitude areas" of Dongshan and Nantou in Tainan; and the "Pacific sea breeze producing areas" in Hualien and Taitung. Rich and exquisite coffee flavor, so that Taiwan coffee repeatedly achieved good results in foreign countries.

Coffee farms in Taiwan are often mixed with fruit trees. in the past, the post-production method of coffee in Taiwan was mainly washed, but in recent years, it has caught up with the third wave of "boutique coffee" in the world. Most estates use methods such as "tanning" and "honey treatment" for post-processing and processing. increase the fruit flavor of Taiwan coffee, and then enhance the brand value of "Taiwan coffee."