Chen Hao personally taught: this is the only way to sigh for coffee! The four major coffee shops in Hong Kong recommend pilgrims to the Holy Land.

A simple cup of coffee, there is character is a fragrant alcohol, some people sigh is a party comfortable, some people figure is a gesture. For Chen Hao, coffee is as familiar as family, in order to better understand this love, he did not hesitate to travel to the northern and southern hemispheres, taste thousands of cups of foreign coffee, personally experience the whole process from planting to brewing, even after experiencing the closure of his own coffee shop, still regard it as a lifelong dream. This issue of FUN Raiders invites the star of "the blood of coffee flowing on his body" to chat with you about coffee privacy and take you to Hong Kong coffee shops and foreign coffee sites.

Chen Hao

Hong Kong famous actor, coffee fanatic

He has hosted the program "Taste Coffee", authored "Steal a Cup of Coffee Time","Taste Coffee"

beginner-level chapter

What kind of coffee are you drinking?

"Learn to distinguish common coffee drinks in one minute"

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Chen Hao

"A lot of people think coffee is bitter, and they think it's a lot more comfortable to drink with sugar and milk, and I started out that way." But after getting to know coffee, I would recommend drinking it black, with nothing in it, and taking the time to appreciate the flavor of the beans themselves. In fact, black coffee is a bit like tea and red wine, there are a lot of complex tastes in it, sweet and sour produce a variety of changes, only through black coffee can you taste these tastes. "

Which coffee beans are the best?

It is mainly based on the origin information. There are more than 100 coffee origin areas in the world, and the coffee beans produced have their own characteristics. Blue Mountain Coffee is recognized as the best coffee in the world. It tastes mellow and rich, with perfect combination of sweet, sour and bitter flavors, and low caffeine content. However, authentic Blue Mountain coffee beans cost as much as 1,000 yuan a catty, and it is possible to buy them through overseas purchasing. In addition, Hawaiian Kona coffee, Colombia coffee, Guatemala coffee, Kenya coffee, Cuba Hu Jue coffee and so on are also quite popular.

What are the three main types of coffee beans?

Are coffee beans used in coffee shops the same as instant coffee purchased on the market? (The answer is revealed at the bottom of the article)

advanced article

Coffee, are you right?

[Prime Time] At 10 o 'clock in the morning, a period of time after breakfast can both refresh and protect the stomach. Because caffeine takes 6 hours to metabolize, afternoon coffee may affect the quality of sleep at night.

[Drinking temperature] The tannic acid in coffee is easy to change during the cooling process, which makes the taste sour and affects the original flavor of coffee, so it is best to taste hot. If it is too hot, you can stir it gently with a coffee spoon, but don't blow it with your mouth, because it will destroy your elegance.

Coffee spoons are used to stir coffee, not to scoop coffee. The cups and plates for coffee are specially made. When drinking coffee, you can hold the cup ear with your right hand, gently hold the plate with your left hand, and slowly move to your mouth to sip.

Coffee mate is not good for the body, raw sugar and milk are the golden partner, but sugar will make the body intake calories, if you do not want to gain weight or want to lose weight through coffee, you must add the right amount.

[Not suitable for people] Children under 12 years old, pregnant women and elderly women, patients with hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, stomach diseases, cancer and other diseases, vitamin B1 deficiency.

How many basic English coffee terms do you know?

What do Flavor, Acidity, Body, Aroma, Bitter, Bland and Briny mean? (The answer is revealed at the bottom of the article)

Advanced

Coffee lovers deserve a place to go.

1

Hong Kong Style Coffee Shop

The Coffee Academics

Address: 38 Yiu Wah Street, Causeway Bay

Business Hours: 10:00-23:00(Mon-Thu), 10:00-02:00(Fri-Sat), 12:00-21:00(Sun)

Signature: Iced coffee, JEF Iced coffee

Chen Hao comments: their own three kinds of beans were awarded 91, 92 and 93 points respectively by the world professional coffee review, which is better than many international brands. The most distinctive feature is that the store provides a Custom Blending service. As long as guests fill out a simple questionnaire, professional staff will mix a unique coffee according to your preferences.

Amical

Address: Ground Floor Shop, 31-35 Lantern Street, Causeway Bay

Business Hours: 10:00-19:00(Sun-Wed, Fri-Sat), Thu Off

Italian coffee, Hand-crafted coffee, Homemade cheese cake

Chen Hao comments: Cameroon coffee in the store can achieve the desired effect according to different roasting degrees and different brewing methods. With deeper roasting and espresso, the taste is smooth, balanced and with fruit acid. If milk is added, it will enhance its sweetness, but also with chocolate flavor and long aftertaste. If combined with light roast, you can taste the original coffee flavor, the body is thick and smooth.

18 GRAMS

Address: Shop C, G/F, 15 Cannon Street, Causeway Bay (next to President's Theatre)

Business Hours: 08:30-21:30(daily)

18 Grams All Day Breakfast, Banana Bread

Chen Hao comments: In order to retain the Australian flavor as much as possible, the milk selected in the store is also from Australia, the milk foam is fine and sweet; and the food has banana bread that I must eat when I go back to Australia. It tastes the same as Australia, plus fresh butter and honey, with a cup of Flat White. It is irresistible at any time.

Knockbox Coffee Company

Address: G/F, 21 Heibo Street, Mongkok (near Baibu Street)

Opening hours: 10:00-22:00(Mon-Sun), 18:00-22:00(Friday Premiere)

Coffee Grand Slam, Cuppers Duo

Chen Hao comments: The interior design is simple, there is an L-shaped long bar in the center, so that guests can see how the barista brews coffee; and a blackboard hung on the wall, coffee origin, taste and other information are clearly listed, do not understand can ask the barista at any time. And the brewing of fine coffee, in addition to the common hand flush and siphon, there are more rare AeroPress, really worthy of being a player paradise.

Note: For more local specialty coffee shop recommendations, please refer to Taste Coffee (by Chan Ho).

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Foreign characteristic tourist destination

Jamaica·Blue Mountain

For coffee fans, you should go to Blue Mountain at least once in your life and see for yourself what is known as the perfect Blue Mountain coffee. The temperature difference between day and night here is large, and the afternoon clouds cover the coffee trees. At the same time, they bring abundant moisture, making the coffee flavor unique. Many small farmers will also use their own coffee beans, plus the original method to cook, so that we can try the freshest and most authentic flavor of Blue Mountain coffee.

Vietnam·Bang Mei Shu

Santos is Brazil's main export port and a popular vacation spot where you can enjoy the sun and beaches. In the Coffee Museum of Santos, there are many collections of historical value and precious pictures, from which visitors can learn about Brazil's coffee history. There is a small coffee shop under the museum, which offers different Brazilian coffee beans, so that you can slowly taste Brazilian coffee, and then quietly savor the glorious history of this coffee kingdom.

Sydney, Australia

Every July, Aroma Festival is held in Sydney at a tourist hotspot called The Rocks, known as the largest coffee festival in the Southern Hemisphere and a large carnival for locals. In addition to allowing you to taste a lot of high-quality coffee, there are booths that promote coffee tutorials. In addition, Australia has a lot of coffee shops offer attractive and high quality coffee, if you do not know which to choose, you can buy a local book such as GOOD CAFE GUIDE, tell you how many points each coffee shop.

Note: The above pictures are from the Internet.

"Test you" is the correct answer.

1. Classification of coffee beans

Coffee trees known worldwide are divided into three main species: arabica, robusta and liberia.

Arabica: also known as Arabic varieties, caffeine content of 1%-1.7%, relatively healthy. Because of its fast growth rate, fine quality and concentrated flavor, it has always been the largest variety in the world, accounting for about 70% of the world's output. In addition to the coffee beans on the market specifically said to be Robusta species, other regardless of the name, all belong to Arabica species, usually we drink in coffee shops, but also to this variety.

Robusta: Caffeine content 2%-4.5%, strong bitterness, poor aroma, no sour, coupled with low prices, so mostly used to make instant coffee or blended coffee. But the world's most expensive natural cat poop coffee belongs to the Robusta species.

Liberia (liberica): has a very strong aroma and bitterness, the quality of the first two coffee is much less than the first two, accounting for less than 5% of the world's production.

2. Coffee terms

Flavor: The overall impression of aroma, acidity, bitterness, sweetness and alcohol, which can be used to describe the overall feeling of contrast coffee.

Acidity: The acidity and intensity of coffee grown in the plateau. Different from bitterness or sour, it has nothing to do with pH value, but it is a fresh and lively quality that promotes coffee to exert its functions of boosting the mind and cleansing the taste.

[Body] Alcoholicity: After conditioning the finished coffee, the taste of coffee remains on the tongue. Alcohol varies from watery to light, medium, high, fatty, and even syrupy in some Indonesian coffees.

Aroma: The aroma and aroma emitted by coffee after conditioning. Words used to describe Aroma include: caramel, charred, chocolate, fruity, grassy, malty, rich, rich, spicy, etc.

Bitterness: Bitterness is a basic taste, and the sensory area is distributed in the root of the tongue. The bitterness of dark roasts is deliberately created, but the most common cause of bitterness is too much coffee powder and too little water.

Bland: Coffee grown in lowlands, usually quite light and tasteless. Coffee with too little powder and too much water will also have the same light effect.

Briny: After brewing coffee, if it is overheated, it will produce a salty taste. Some coffee shops have coffee that tastes like this.

Source: China Beverage Express