The history of flannel? Why do Japanese like to use flannel filter cups to extract coffee?

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Qianjie Coffee briefly describes the origin of flannel filter cloth. It is said that the coffee brewed by flannel filter shows the maximum flavor of coffee.

After a taste, you can feel the strong flavor spread all over the body from the tip of the tongue, the aroma of coffee floats in the throat, and the taste gradually wakes up in the beautiful chemistry.

The history of flannel

Flannel strainer originated in Japan, and its brewing method requires constant practice and patience in order to show the purest fragrant smell of coffee, which coincides with the spirit of Japanese craftsmen. There are few records about flannel filter in history, but it is generally believed that it appeared from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century.

In the early 17th century, Dutch merchants introduced coffee to Japan, when only one port was opened for trade, and few people knew about the existence of coffee. The coffee industry did not flourish until 1888, when the first tea shop (a teahouse that sells both tea and coffee) opened in Tokyo.

The trend of eating tea shops promotes the maturity of coffee technology, in order to pursue better extraction technology, and then develop many coffee utensils. When Japanese coffee utensils brand Hario began to launch glass appliances, the brewing method of flannel strainer began to become the most fashionable choice.