Frequently asked questions and answers to Coffee and Cocoa

Cocoa Coffee-Fancy Coffee

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Café Cacao

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Deep brewed coffee 150cc

Cocoa liqueur 15cc

Stir cream 20cc

Pour coffee and cocoa liqueur into the cup, then float the whipped cream on top.

Cocoa liqueur is the best liqueur to go with coffee, and coffee and cocoa is the most common drink in Europe. This coffee can be hot or cold, so it is especially popular with Eastern Europeans such as Hungary and Poland.

What's the difference between cocoa and coffee?

Cocoa is the seed of cocoa tree of Sterculiaceae family. It is flat in shape and can be pressed for oil. It can also be roasted and ground into cocoa powder. Cocoa powder can be used as a beverage or medicine, but it is most used to make chocolate candy.

Coco tree is an evergreen tree, up to 12 meters high, leaves are very large, long 20~30 cm. Cocoa is native to tropical South America and enjoys high temperatures and humidity. More than 1000 years ago, Mexicans and Brazilians crushed cocoa seeds to make a drink. After the 16th century, cocoa was introduced into Europe and Africa, and then later into China. Today, cocoa is also cultivated in Taiwan, Hainan and Yunnan in China. In general, cocoa seeds can bear fruit after 3 to 5 years of sowing.

The same fruit, in a fruit, the number of cocoa seeds than coffee is much more. Cocoa fruit is oblong, red yellow or brown pericarp, thick and hard shell, fruit is divided into 5 rooms, each room has 12 to 14 flat seeds.

Cocoa seeds, also known as cocoa beans, it is very rich in nutrients, containing theobromine, a small amount of caffeine and a lot of fat, can play a strong heart, strong and diuretic role, suitable for malnutrition, low blood pressure, dizziness and other symptoms. Cocoa pulp can be used as feed.

Coffee is coffee tree seeds, roasted and ground, boiled with water, you can drink. Coffee tree belongs to Rubiaceae, native to Ethiopia in Africa, about 500 years ago was domesticated cultivation, has been widely cultivated in tropical areas around the world. China's Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places have also introduced coffee.

Coffee tree is an evergreen shrub or small tree, trees up to 5 - 15 meters high; leaves opposite, thin leathery; March and April flowers, white or milk yellow, then bear berries; berries are oval, variable color, first bright green, then deep red, finally turn blue.

When the skin color of coffee fruit turns from green to red, it should be picked in time, and the seeds should be taken out and processed into coffee powder.

Is cocoa like coffee?

What's the difference between cocoa and coffee? Can cocoa beans make coffee? Is coffee brewed with cocoa beans different from cocoa drinks?

Cocoa originated from the seeds of the cacao tree. About 3,000 years ago, the Mayans of America began to cultivate cacao trees. They called them cacau. They dried and crushed cacao beans and mixed them with water to make a bitter drink. Later, they spread to the Aztec Empire in South America and Mexico. The Aztecs called it xocoatl, meaning "bitter water." They specially made hot drinks for the royal family. Chocolatl, meaning "hot drink," is the origin of the word "chocolate."

Coffee originated in the plateau region of Kafa Province in southwestern Ethiopia. It is said that a shepherd discovered that sheep became very excited after eating a plant, so coffee was discovered. It is also said that a wildfire burned down a coffee forest, and the aroma of barbecue coffee attracted the attention of surrounding residents. The fruit of this plant was first chewed to refresh the people, and later baked and ground to make bread mixed with flour as a food for warriors to enhance their courage in battle. It wasn't until about 1000 AD that boiled water was used as a beverage.

Coffee is small round, anyway small! Mature when Qi looks like small red dates, but I think it must be hard to feel the kind of bar! Coco was different! It's a countable fruit the size of a papaya. There are many cocoa beans in one! And coffee fruit is one!

Coffee is ground from coffee beans and brewed. Cocoa is made from cocoa beans, added with sugar, fat, spices that is, chocolate. The higher the cocoa content in chocolate, the purer the chocolate, called dark chocolate or bitter chocolate, but the Chinese are more difficult to accept. Domestic chocolate is generally added sugar and milk powder, known as milk chocolate, sweet taste bitter. Cocoa powder can also be sweetened to drink, such as milo and the like.

What is the difference between coffee and cocoa?

What's coffee made of? Coffee or cocoa.

What is chocolate made of?

Coffee: can refer to milk, sugar, milk and sugar, neither milk nor sugar; cocoa: just one of the processes of making chocolate, one of the ingredients, does not contain dairy ingredients; chocolate: ingredients include cocoa powder, skim or whole milk powder, and other ingredients.

Why coffee, cocoa and tea are the top 3 drinks in the world?

Tea, coffee and cola are the three major non-alcoholic beverages in the world today, but recent consumption trends show that coffee and cola are constantly challenging the mainstream status of tea. Countries with different cultural backgrounds have their own preferences in terms of beverage selection. Natural and fresh tea fragrance, romantic coffee, stimulating and refreshing cola, who is more popular?

Britain: "Tea Boss" meets challenges

Britons have been drinking tea for more than 350 years. According to the Times, nearly 80% of Britons drink tea, and the proportion of people over 65 who drink tea is as high as 85%. As a result, the UK leads the world in tea consumption per capita, consuming an average of 165 million cups of tea a day. Britain does not produce tea locally, and tea imports have long ranked first in the world, reaching 140,000 tons per year.

However, according to consumer research, the UK tea market has shown signs of shrinking over the past two years, with sales of tea bags falling by 16 per cent and bulk tea by 9 per cent. Tea consumption shrank from 707m in 1999 to 623m last year, down 12 per cent.

In contrast, sales of coffee with cream, cappuccino and fruit teas are up, and caffeine-free drinks are up 50%, meaning many young people are losing interest in tea. While 72 percent of 15-to 24-year-olds drink tea, they consume far less than older adults, with only 38 percent drinking more than two cups a day compared to 70 percent of those over 65. At the same time, doubts about the traditional view that tea can cure all diseases have also been raised, which is also a reason for the decline in tea sales.

France: Coffee is still strong

In France, life without coffee is the end of the world. French coffee, like English afternoon tea, wafts with the classic mellow fragrance of European civilization. Coffee was brought to France in 1644, and since then it has become popular, forming a long-standing coffee culture.

French coffee is not about taste, but environment and mood, is a light attitude and style: roadside small coffee table reading, writing, talking, talking about love... Since this century, cafes have gradually become social activity centers, regarded as a typical symbol of French society and culture.

Turkey: The national quintessence coffee is neglected

It is said that the first cup of coffee in the world was brewed by Arabs, and Turkey was the coffee teacher of Europeans, who brought coffee beans to Europe. The Turkish method of brewing coffee is very unique. They grind coffee into fine powder and put it into a metal vessel to boil it with water. After several boils, it is boiled into a thick and fragrant shape before it is finished. Coffee powder required fineness and consistency of coffee intake are among the highest of all kinds of cooking method. Unlike home-brewed coffee, Italian espresso is brewed in high-pressure machines in just 20 seconds, a fast method that many Turks consider unpopular.

In recent years, however, espresso coffee has become the darling of Turkish cafes and many young people, while local coffee has been neglected. For this reason, there has also been a debate in Turkey about the status of "national drink" of Turkish coffee.

America: Tea, Coffee and Coke Have Their Own Likes

The American habit of drinking tea was brought by European immigrants, but Americans do not drink as much tea as Europeans, and they do not drink tea in the same way as English and Orientals. The fast pace of American life makes them prefer iced tea, instant tea, etc. In recent years, with the gradual revelation of green tea health care functions, the United States has set off a "Chinese green tea fever".

The United States is the world's largest coffee consumer, and Americans drink one-third of the world's coffee production. Coffee ranks third on the list of necessities of life for Americans, after air and water, according to an American poll. Americans drink coffee as they please, and American cafes, like the popular American fast-food culture, mostly embody a fast-paced lifestyle of American society.

Tea and coffee are imported from America, while Coke is native. Coca-Cola originated in 1886, and it greatly inspired the morale of American soldiers in World War II and became a part of American history. After more than 100 years of painstaking efforts, Coke has miraculously become a popular "ball drink" in the world, and together with jeans and Hollywood has become the three major fashion symbols of the United States.

Japan: Unprecedented Prosperity of Tea Ceremony Culture

As we all know, Japanese tea and tea drinking habits were introduced from China during the Tang Dynasty. The word "tea ceremony" was also first seen in the historical records of the Tang Dynasty in China, and its meaning was to educate people about etiquette and moral cultivation through drinking tea. The Japanese also combined with the characteristics of their own nation, bred a tea ceremony with their own characteristics.

Today, the 500-year-old Japanese tea ceremony is enjoying unprecedented prosperity. Tea rooms and tea courts are spread all over Japan. Tea parties are full of various cultural activities. Tea ceremonies in various forms have become symbols of Japanese beauty. Movies, TV films, art exhibitions and books about tea ceremony culture can be found everywhere. According to statistics, there are as many as 5 million Japanese participating in tea ceremony activities. In addition to traditional tea rooms, green tea chains have become popular in Japan in recent years. They look like Starbucks coffee shops and are very attractive to young people.