Honduran coffee

Introduction to Honduran Coffee

Speaking of Honduran coffee, many people may feel very strange. Is there coffee in Honduras? In my impression, this is one of the most restless countries in China and the United States, and the current political situation is still very unstable. The only thing that can be connected with it is the world-famous diving resort, the Honduran Blue Cave. Coffee? Will there be coffee production in such a chaotic country? However, it is true that Honduras produces coffee, and the production of coffee is still very high, and the quality of coffee is quite good.

Although it is now a backward and chaotic country, this small Central American country is also a region of Mayan civilization, with many relics of Mayan civilization and beautiful tropical seaside scenery. If it were not for such a turbulent situation, it will certainly become a tourist destination. Had it not been for such a turbulent situation, the coffee here would have been better.

Honduran coffee comes from El Salvador. At first coffee production was in a state of unavoidable heat until the frost in Brazil in 1975. At that time, Brazil was badly hit and coffee production plummeted, while Honduras took the opportunity to "take the top". Coffee production soared from 500000 bags to 1.8 million bags and was ransacked. It was only after that that coffee production in Honduras really developed. Honduras now ranks second in coffee exports in China and the United States (second only to Guatemala), and coffee is mainly exported to the United States and Germany.

What is there to miss about coffee in this turbulent country? Honduran coffee does not have very distinctive characteristics. Its biggest feature is that the overall taste is rich and well-balanced.

Medium or shallow acidity, giving the impression of obvious but not strong. Sometimes it has a beautiful floral or fruity aroma (generally speaking, beans produced in different regions and at different elevations have different performances). It is not at all associated with the unrest of the country. Bitterness and obvious sweetness. The overall taste of Honduran coffee is balanced, sour and bitter are not so strong, and there is a good balance between the two.

The extremely balanced nature of Honduran coffee makes it a wide range of uses. Can be used to mix coffee, can also be used as a single product to brew, mixed with Honduran coffee Italian concentrate will have a surprising effect. Although in troubled times, coffee can also grow its own wonderful, it is not difficult to understand why so many people are so obsessed with this black liquid, to some extent, this is not a simple love or habit, coffee is a mood or rely on it. I hope this country will show its vitality and splendor as coffee as soon as possible. Tumultuous Honduras will have a future as bright as Honduran coffee.

Honduras: special Highland Coffee

Flavor and taste characteristics: good flavor, rich and mellow, suitable for mixed drinking.

Honduras is located in the north of Central America, facing the Caribbean Sea to the north, the Gulf of Fonseca in the Pacific Ocean to the south, Nicaragua and El Salvador to the east and south, and Guatemala to the west, mostly mountains and plateaus. It has a tropical climate, mild temperature and abundant rainfall, so it is an ideal place for coffee growth.

Honduras produces two kinds of coffee of very good quality, which are highly respected by coffee lovers. One is "Highland Coffee", which grows at an altitude of 1000 to 1500 meters, and the other is "selected Highland Coffee", which represents the highest level of Honduras, which grows at an altitude of 1500 to 2000 meters. Most of the Honduran coffee is exported to the United States and Germany.

The granules of coffee beans in Honduras are large in shape, uniform in size and glossy in color. In order to facilitate harvesting, farmers will prune the coffee trees to no more than 150 centimeters, because if they grow too high, they have to set up ladders to pick, which is not only time-consuming, but also may damage the trees by bending branches. As the ripening period of each fruit of coffee beans is different, in order to maintain the good quality of coffee beans, it is necessary to pick them manually, and then select the ripe fruits. For coffee fruits of the same branch, it often takes several weeks to pick them all.

High-quality coffee in Honduras uses water washing to deal with coffee beans, usually after soaking, when the defective fruit will surface, it can be discarded first. Then put the good fruit into the fruit peeling machine and peel off the peel with the rotating force of the machine. Peeled fruits are screened by machines to select fruits of high quality. Usually the bigger the fruit, the better the maturity. Coffee in Honduras is dried in the sun, so there is always a hint of fruit in the taste.

Honduran coffee has a rich and mellow taste, taste is not astringent, not sour, mellow and aroma are very high, quite personality. Honduran coffee can lead to multiple levels of flavor depending on the degree of roasting. Moderate baking can maximize the sweetness of beans, while deep baking increases bitterness, but sweetness does not disappear. Generally speaking, medium roasting has the best taste and rich and unique aroma, which is favored by coffee lovers in Honduras.

Honduras: coffee exports rank second in Central America

Xinhua Managua, Sept. 20 (Reporter Xu Lei Liu Xuan) Tegucigalpa news: data released by the Honduran Coffee producers Association on the 20th show that as of September 2008, the country's total coffee export this year has reached 4.5 million bags, ranking second in Central America.

Data show that Honduras has exported 4.5 million bags of coffee, a total of 207 million kilograms. Suazo, president of the Hong Coffee producers Association, said the figure was 200000 kilograms more than expected at the beginning of the year, generating $600m in revenue for the country. Suazo expects Honduras to overtake Guatemala in coffee exports within three years, ranking first in Central America.

Honduras is a major coffee grower in Central America. 15 of the country's 18 provinces have coffee plantations, and more than 100000 coffee growers have created nearly a million jobs in the country.

In recent years, coffee exports from Honduras have shown an upward trend. In 2006, the country's total coffee exports reached 3.8 million bags, generating income of 402 million US dollars. In 2007, the national coffee export reached 4.2 million bags, generating income of 470 million US dollars.

Coup in Honduras hits Coffee Export

President Manuel Zelaya was forced to die overseas in a bloodless coup in Honduras on June 28, 2009, and possible international sanctions have added uncertainty to the country's important coffee export industry.

Coffee farmers and exporters in Hongguo are worried that the international community may put pressure on Honduras to reinstate Seraya as president with economic sanctions. Both the United States and the United Nations have condemned Hongguo's military coup. Economic sanctions could hurt Honduras's coffee exports, which are now 10% lower than in the same period last year.

Honduras is one of the top five Latin American exporters that produce high-quality Arabica coffee beans. The coffee export industry is also a major source of foreign exchange earnings for this poor country and an important pillar of income for Honduran residents.

According to the Honduran Coffee Association (Ihcafe), about 100000 Honduran families depend on growing coffee for a living, and the coffee industry directly or indirectly feeds one of the country's 7.8 million residents and employs 25 per cent of the rural workforce. Coffee farmers and exporters point out that Hongguo is quite calm at the moment, but the uncertain future makes them worry about whether coffee exports can proceed as usual.

Seraya followed in the footsteps of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and other leftist Latin American strongmen, hoping to change the constitution and extend his term of office.

The Macro Constitution stipulates that the president shall serve a four-year term and shall not be re-elected, and Seraya's term of office will expire next year. He was originally scheduled to hold a referendum on constitutional amendment on the 28th, but was strongly boycotted by his own party and the military, and the Supreme Court ruled last week that the extension of the referendum was unconstitutional.

The Hongguo military entered the presidential palace on the 28th and sent Sera to the country by special plane. The Macedonian Congress then unanimously voted to allow Speaker Mitch to temporarily serve as president, and promised to hold a general election as scheduled. Mitch Bank announced a two-day curfew starting on the 28th.

Among the Chinese countries with a lot of bloodshed and civil war, Honduras is a quite peaceful country. The last military coup was in 1972. Many citizens of Hongguo do not approve of Selaya's constitutional amendment. "We really don't know what will happen next, but this president has really gone too far and abused his power," said Osato, a coffee farmer and former president of Ihcafe. "his referendum is basically limiting the power of the people."

According to Ihcafe's estimates, in the 2008-2009 harvest year ending June 15 this year, coffee production in Honduras decreased by 1.5% from the previous year to 2.907 million "packs", or 60 kg each. The coffee harvest year is from October to September, and Ihcafe estimates that coffee production this year will drop by 10% compared with the same period last year, to 3.373 million packets.

Selaya arrived in Nicaragua on the 28th by a special plane of his ally Chavez, claiming that he was still the president of Hongguo. Us Secretary of State Hillary Clinton echoed the statement of the Organization of American States, condemning the kidnapping.

Which is better, Honduran coffee or Jamaican coffee?

Jamaica belongs to the island and has the famous Blue Mountain Coffee, but the real Blue Mountain Coffee does not produce much, and most of them are counterfeit. It is generally believed that island beans have soft and meticulous sour taste, excellent thickness and texture, and fewer defective beans have better quality.

Honduras belongs to Central America, and I don't seem to have heard of the more famous coffee products. Most of Central and South America are washed beans with large output and all kinds of characteristics, but I'm talking about Central and South America. I haven't tried or heard of Honduras.

Personally, I think it's hard to say whether coffee is good or not, some people like sour ones, others like bitter ones, African beans, Asian beans, American beans, sea beans, island beans have their own personalities, and the ability of baking determines whether they can give full play to the characteristics of beans, which is very fun.

In short, the most important thing is ~! What you like is good coffee!