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To travel overseas, especially to some places where the tourism industry has developed very mature, to buy some souvenirs and local products brought back to China, and to choose a supermarket is a very well-known choice. There are many advantages to buying souvenirs in the supermarket. First, there are many kinds, second, cheap, third, the quality will not be too bad. Of course, Hawaii is no exception. Choose a supermarket that suits you, and in a short while, almost everything you want to buy will be bought together to make you satisfied. Having said that, if you plan to buy some special "boutique", you still need to think about it. Today, what I want to introduce to you in Hawaii is how to buy really delicious coffee among the vast variety of Hawaiian coffee beans in Hawaii.

Buy real Kona coffee

Many people have heard of Hawaiian coffee or Hawaiian Kona coffee, but did you know that Hawaiian coffee actually has significant grades, and prices vary greatly according to these levels? From the level about the atmosphere, Extra Fancy,Fancy,No.1,Select,Prime and so on. Traditionally called "Hawaiian Coffee", it is known as Kona coffee from Oishima, but in addition to Odo, Maui and Mocai, it also produces some high-quality coffee, and it has a good reputation among coffee fans. Of course, the Kona coffee on the big island of Hawaii is very popular, but the coffee beans produced in the KAU area of the island are definitely not inferior to Kona coffee in terms of quality and taste, and the output is less. According to the principle of "scarcity is precious", it may be worth more to taste.

Ways to buy coffee beans in Hawaii:

Although it is a good way to choose coffee beans according to the grade of coffee beans assessed by experts every year, in the final analysis, taste is a rather "personal" thing, and a hundred people have a hundred different opinions. Therefore, to buy coffee, it is best to have a cup of coffee, taste it, and choose the product that suits your taste. In this way, you don't have to buy coffee blindly according to the origin and grade, and you don't have to go to the supermarket to buy coffee beans because it is "cheap".

Buy real Kona coffee

First taste the shops that buy and provide tasting services.

In fact, there are a number of shops offering tasting services on Oahu Island, such as the following shops:

1. T Galleria By DFS

Located on the first floor of this duty-free shop in the center of Waikiki Beach, there is a considerable area of Hawaiian specialty sales area, selling a dazzling variety of high-end Hawaiian brands of candy and coffee beans. To buy coffee beans here, the greatest charm is to have a trial drinking area, you can taste a variety of flavors, coffee beans from various producing areas for free. In addition, the Honolulu Cookie counter also offers free samples of almost all flavor cookies, and coffee and desserts can be easily bought in one stop.

2. Island Vintage Coffee

Island Vintage Coffee, a popular local coffee shop in the Royal Hawaiian Center, the largest integrated consumer facility near Waikiki Beach, also offers its own coffee beans. Although Island Vintage Coffee is often known in major media magazines as its ACAL BOWL (Brazilian Raspberry Frost) popular store, it is a coffee shop that serves coffee professionally and enjoys absolute reputation among local coffee fans. Of course, before choosing and buying coffee beans, it is the first time in the store to taste them.

Island Vintage Coffee's human demeanor can be seen only by watching the crowds in the store during the day. If you want to avoid too many people, you can choose the morning. The shop opens at 6 a.m., if you have an early habit, you might as well visit in light dust time and wake up your cells with a cup of top coffee here.

3. Honolulu Coffee HONOLULU COFFEE

As can be seen from the name, this store is a coffee chain of local brand stores in Hawaii, and now it is also one of the super popular stores with many branches overseas, such as Japan. In addition to the Kona Coffee accident on the Big Island of Hawaii, the store also offers coffee from Maui and beans with unique flavors such as macadamia nut flavor. Friends staying near Waikiki can go to the shops (which are also larger in size) in the Westin Surfer Westin Resort (Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa) on Waikiki Beach, or the Alamoana branch of the mall if you visit the Alamoana Center. Of course, remember to taste before you buy--

3. Whole Foods Market Organic supermarket

Whole Foods Market, a popular organic supermarket from New York, is a long way from Waikiki Beach, but it attracts almost all tourists staying at hotels near Waikiki. There is a special coffee bean sales area in the store, and you can buy fresh coffee beans that have just been baked. The variety of coffee beans sold here is very rich, in addition to the Kona coffee beans on the big island, there are also high-end coffee beans with limited production on the islands of Hawaii.

4. Lion Coffee's coffee tour

If you walk into any supermarket or convenience store in Hawaii, this Lion Coffee with golden Lion King illustrations on a red background will often come into your eyes. If you are interested in coffee, you might as well join a tour of the coffee factory called Roastery Tour Coffee Factory, which is free of charge.

Lion Coffee's factory is about a 20-minute drive from Waikiki and has a large factory-run coffee shop that can taste almost all the flavors of its brands. Of course, the whole process of seeing green raw coffee beans enter the roaster and roast them into glossy coffee beans in a factory full of coffee aroma will definitely be a unique experience. There is also a tasting area in the factory, where you can taste it first and then buy the flavor you like.

In addition to the shops described above, major farmers' markets on Oahu, such as KCC, will also have a number of coffee stalls selling coffee beans of local brands.

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