Introduction to the characteristics of varieties and producing areas of coffee beans in Honduras

Introduction to the characteristics of varieties and producing areas of coffee beans in Honduras

Honduras national flower carnation (carnation family), carnation (scientific name: Dianthus caryophyllus) namely carnation, also known as lion head carnation, musk carnation, carnation, Dutch carnation. It is a plant of Caryophyllaceae and Dianthus. It is distributed in temperate zone of Europe and Chinese mainland in Fujian and Hubei. It is native to the Mediterranean region and is one of the most widely used flowers in the world. Carnations, including many varieties and hybrids, can blossom almost continuously in a greenhouse. Since 1907, pink carnations have been used as a symbol of Mother's Day, so they are often used as flowers dedicated to mothers.

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.