Introduction to the Flavor and Taste Manor of Lindong Coffee Bean in Sumatra, Indonesia

The capital Jakarta, located on the northwest coast of Java, covers an area of 740.28km ²and has a population of 10.187 million. It is the political, economic and cultural center of the country and the hub of land, sea and air transportation, as well as the shipping center between southern Asia and Oceania. Jakarta became a famous seaport for exporting pepper and spices more than 500 years ago, when it was called "Sunda Graba", meaning "coconut". It was renamed Chajakarta in 1527, implying victory and glory. In 1618, the Dutch colonial army occupied it and changed its name to "Batavia". During World War II, Japanese invaders occupied Indonesia until Indonesia became independent in 1945 and renamed Jakarta and was designated as the capital of North Sumatra, Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, with an urban area of 342 km ²and a population of about 1.8 million, is the third largest city in Indonesia. Bordering the Strait of Malacca, it is the west gate of Indonesia's foreign trade and one of the main entry and exit ports for domestic and foreign tourists. The establishment of the economic growth triangle in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand has strengthened its position as the development center of Jiangsu Province and northern Indonesia. it has promoted the rapid development of the city's small industries such as food processing, textile industry, leather goods, chemical industry, building materials, metals and means of transportation. The city has a clean appearance, shady trees and a pleasant climate. The Sultan Palace in the city was built in 1888. Indonesia is the largest archipelago country in the world, consisting of about 17508 large and small islands between the Pacific and Indian oceans. The land area is about 1.904 million square kilometers and the marine area is about 3.166 million square kilometers (excluding the exclusive economic zone). The northern island of Kalimantan is across the sea from Malaysia and the island of New Guinea is connected to Papua New Guinea. It faces the Philippines in the northeast, the Indian Ocean in the southeast and Australia in the southwest. The total length of the coastline is 54716 km

In Indonesia, coffee is not usually labeled as "Indonesia", but is preceded by the name of the island that produces it. Sumatran Mantenin, Java and Sumatra Ancora are usually regarded as one of the best coffees in the world, especially Manning, which is more popular. Coffee gourmets around the world once commented: "Sumatra Manning Coffee is the best coffee in the world."

The history of coffee cultivation in Sumatra began in the 18th century and was first introduced to the northern part of Sumatra, which has Lake dopa, Sumatra's largest freshwater lake, which is still the main producer of Sumatran coffee. Since coffee produced in Sumatra does not vary greatly in taste due to different producing areas, and even coffee from different producing areas, their harvest and processing processes are very similar, therefore, Sumatra is not named as a variety of coffee according to the producing area. In fact, most of the coffee beans produced in Sumatra are sold under the product name Mantenin, which has its own ethnic origin.

It is said that during World War II, when the Japanese occupied Indonesia, some Japanese soldiers went to a cafe run by the Mantenin to drink coffee. They thought the coffee provided by the owner was very good, so they asked the owner about the name of the coffee, and the owner mistakenly thought they were asking who they were, so they answered that they were from Mantenin. So the Japanese soldiers thought this kind of coffee was called Mantenin. After that, one of the Japanese soldiers thought that the coffee they drank in Indonesia was of great commercial value, and he wanted to introduce it to the Japanese market, so he contacted an Indonesian businessman. buy "Manning" coffee from him. Instead of rejecting the deal because there was no coffee called Mantenin, the shrewd businessman shipped 15 tons of coffee from Sumatra to Japan. Before that, the high-quality and delicious Indonesian coffee had never been exported to any country, and from then on, the name "Manning" began to spread all over the world.

The Mantenin producing area is in the south of Sumatra. But in the early days, they would transfer the harvested raw coffee beans to Medan and then export them. So, like mocha, Sumatran coffee has been synonymous with manning coffee for quite a long time. However, with the gradual popularity of the third wave of boutique coffee, gayo in northern Sumatra, that is, Aceh province, central toba, and SP bolon producing areas have their own characteristics, so officials now refer to Mantenin in southern Sumatra. Of course, as has been said in the past, Manning, representing Sumatra, is not completely wrong. But it would be a common sense mistake to include Java, the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

Golden Manning

Gold manning is very familiar to many of our friends. But the naming of Golden Manning may not be what many friends think.

First of all, golden manning does not refer to the color of golden yellow, but to large-size coffee beans, that is, coffee beans with more than 19 mesh, which is called golden manning. But as many suppliers find that there is no direct relationship between large size and taste, fewer and fewer people order gold manning.

As for why Manning's old beans are golden, it is because Medan, the coffee transfer station, is very wet (more than 80% of the tide). If you have stored coffee for more than 6 months, the reason why the coffee will return to moisture.

Grading of Sumatran coffee beans

We often hear 'Super Manning', while at the same time, Manning's coffee raw beans are of poor quality. In fact, there is a more systematic grading of coffee in Sumatra.