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The country with the largest coffee bean production in the world is Brazil in South America. The second place is Vietnam, but Vietnamese coffee beans are mainly used for instant and blended coffee (Robusta), while high-quality coffee usually uses Arabica (Arabica). The third is Indonesia, with more than 80% of Robusta varieties. This is followed by Colombia, Ethiopia, India and other countries. The order of the total export volume of coffee beans in various countries is also basically consistent with the order of production.

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The country that drinks the most coffee in the world

The world's largest consumer of coffee is the United States, followed by Brazil. Brazil is among the best in both production and consumption, and is a veritable "coffee country". The third is Germany, the fourth is Japan, followed by France, Italy and other countries. However, when comparing per capita coffee consumption, Luxembourg ranks first, Finland second, followed by Australia, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland and Sweden. Although the order is changing from year to year, Nordic countries account for most of the year. Is the Nordic people's love for warm coffee because of the cold climate?

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The difference between fine coffee and ordinary coffee

Boutique coffee (Specialty Coffee) has spread to the world since 1980 in the United States. Although there is still no exact definition of fine coffee, but when it comes to the difference between fine coffee and ordinary coffee, that is, the clear information of coffee production and manufacture, and the unique flavor and taste, in short, fine coffee usually brings you a very beautiful or amazing coffee experience. Previously, people mostly focused on coffee roasting differences and brewing methods, but since the rise of the concept of boutique coffee, people's pursuit of the original flavor and quality of coffee beans is also increasing.

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Coffee beans are as expensive as possible.

Nowadays, the price of coffee beans in the world is mainly affected by the supply and demand of coffee in various countries. Unlike wine, chocolate and tea, the high price of a certain coffee bean is not necessarily a sign of its high quality, but is often just a sign of its scarcity, such as the Blue Mountains. Coffee beans in the world have thousands of flavors, and the main criterion for judging whether a coffee flavor is good enough is whether it suits your taste. Scarcity does not necessarily mean suitability. Coffee beans are not as expensive as possible, but the more you like them, the better.

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No milk, no sugar to look professional?

"it looks very unprofessional to drink coffee with sugar and milk." Someone must have thought so. But in fact, in the world's top coffee competition, the use of milk and other ingredients to make creative coffee is also one of the common competitions. Moreover, drinking coffee is a private enjoyment. Everyone has their own favorite way of drinking coffee. In the end, the pleasure and satisfaction it brings you is the most important thing, isn't it?

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Mixed, single, American, Italian concentrate (Espresso)

Mixed coffee (Blend Coffee), or blended coffee, is a kind of coffee that combines a variety of beans according to the flavor desired by the coffee shop. Single Origin, by contrast, is made up of a single variety of coffee beans, such as Manning. American coffee now gives people the impression of diluted coffee with water, but it originally refers to coffee with light taste after rough grinding and brewing of shallow roasted beans. Espresso (Espresso) is a kind of espresso extracted from finely ground coffee powder by pressure. Italian concentration originated in Italy, and when coffee is mentioned in Italy, it generally refers to Italian concentration.

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Will there be less caffeine in deep-roasted coffee beans?

Some people drink coffee for caffeine, while others don't drink coffee because of caffeine. The benefit of caffeine to human body has been discussed by the world. But in fact, as long as caffeine intake is controlled in a certain range, its pharmacology is of great benefit to the human body, such as refreshing, promoting digestion and so on. But some people are still afraid of caffeine, so when they hear that "there is less caffeine in deep-roasted coffee beans," they immediately focus on deep-roasted coffee beans. In fact, deep-roasted coffee beans do lose more caffeine per bean than light roasters during roasting. But at the same time, the overall weight and volume of deep-roasted coffee beans will also be reduced, the same cup of coffee, the need for more deep-roasted coffee beans, the final intake of caffeine, in fact, does not change much.

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First wave, second wave, third wave

The first wave of coffee (the first wave) refers to the coffee culture of mass production and consumption until the sixties and seventies of the 20th century. The second wave (the second wave), which emerged in the 1980s and 1990s, refers to the coffee culture based on high-quality coffee and Italian concentrated (Espresso) drinks, that is, "Seattle Coffee" represented by Starbucks. In the second half of the 1990s, the popularity of key words such as "Single Origin", "shallow roasting" and "hand brewing" marked the arrival of the third wave of coffee. People began to pay more attention to the origin and flavor of coffee beans, and constantly tried to maximize the characteristics of each kind of beans.