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Be careful when drinking coffee
When drinking coffee as a guest, we sometimes encounter some special circumstances. For example, sitting on a sofa away from the table, it is inconvenient to drink coffee with both hands. Some modifications can be made at this time. You can place the coffee plate on the chest with your left hand and drink the coffee cup with your right hand. After drinking, you should immediately put the coffee cup in the coffee plate, do not let the two separate. When adding coffee, don't put the coffee
Identification of genuine and fake coffee
Common adulterants in coffee are chicory root powder, roasted ground grains, etc., or processed with other bean-shaped seeds instead of coffee beans. The sensory coffee is brown and powdery. Due to the Maillard reaction during roasting, the coffee has a special aroma, and counterfeit coffee has no or
Identification of instant coffee
Coffee is Rubiaceae shrub, coffee tree fruit seeds, semicircle with grooves, fried into coffee powder, brown with special aroma, coffee powder can be drunk after boiling, if the juice is concentrated and then dried into instant coffee. Fake coffee is mixed with chicory root powder in real coffee, or roasted and crushed grains and beans. Real coffee contains caffeine and has a special aroma. Inferior quality
Brazilian half-sun-natural removal of pectin
Brazil used to use the method of tanning in the past, and there was a big difference in quality, which made Brazil Chongqing synonymous with low-to-middle quality. However, in order to improve its quality and reverse its image, the world's largest coffee producer carried out a quality revolution in the 1990s and vigorously promoted the global half-sun method. Brazilian coffee fields are endless and are mostly harvested mechanically in order to meet the economic benefits. When 75% of the coffee fruit in the coffee garden
Coffee culture with Chinese characteristics
At the beginning of the 20th century, missionaries from France planted Chinese mainland's first coffee tree in Zhukula, Yunnan Province. According to historical records, coffee was first planted in Taiwan in 1884, which opened the prelude to the development of coffee in China. In the following nearly a hundred years, coffee was only planted in the vast territory of China. However, the development of coffee cultivation and consumption in China in recent years
Understand the characteristics of Yunnan small grain coffee
[scientific name] the small seed is Coffea arabica L., the medium seed is Coffea canephora, and the large seed is Coffea liberica family: Rubiaceae Coffee is also called Arabian species, medium grain species is also called Gaffra species, and large grain species are also called Liberian species, there are two common species: Arabica and Robusta. Coffee is rich in protein and fat.
About the coffee fruit.
The fruit is a berry, also known as comb fruit. Oval, 9-14 mm long, young fruit green, red at maturity, purplish red. Each fruit generally has two seeds, but also one or three, showing a semi-oval, there is a longitudinal groove, called grooves. The structure of a fruit in which the exocarp consists of a thin layer of hardwood human cells with stomata; the mesocarp (that is, pulp) is large and Lignified by several layers of polygons.
Leaves and flowers of coffee
Coffee leaves opposite, usually two rows spreading, individual single leaf whorl, petiole short, leaf leathery, green (dark green on the upper surface, light green on the lower surface). Glossy oval, oval to long oval. The leaf size of small-grain coffee is relatively uniform, the leaf is small and the end is longer, and the leaf edge wave is obvious, about 12-16 cm long and 5-7 cm wide. The leaves of the medium grain species are long and large, soft and thin.
The growth of coffee trees
The growth and fruit of coffee trees varies with different varieties / environmental conditions. In the high altitude area of Yunnan, the small seed coffee cultivated has the advantages of cold climate, large cloud cover, short light and slow plant growth, but the branches develop into sturdy backbone branches after the first branch bears fruit, and the second / third branch has strong ability to produce. The growth is exuberant and the fruit is dense, which is the main fruiting branch, so it is suitable to adopt single trunk shaping. Two / three
The branches of coffee
The branches of coffee can be divided into the following categories according to their growing position and growth direction: a branch: there are two kinds of buds in the axils of the main leaves of coffee. The opposite branch is drawn laterally from the upper bud of the trunk (developing at the same time as the terminal bud of the trunk), which is called a branch. Second branch: a branch drawn from the axil of a branch at an angle of 45-60 degrees is called a second branch, which is shorter than a branch. A branch regularly drawn from the axils of a bifurcated leaf.
The backbone of the coffee tree
Coffee is a shallow root crop, and the plants propagated with seeds have conical roots. Root system refers to the general name of root. The root morphological distribution and depth of shade varieties / soil conditions and agricultural technical measures are different. From the point of view of varieties, the roots of small / medium grain species are shallower, while those of large grain species are deeper. Under normal circumstances, there is a thick and short taproot and many well-developed lateral roots. Yunnan small-grain coffee has a 4-year-old fruit.
Types of coffee beans around the world
There are mainly two kinds of coffee on the market, such as Coffea Arabica and Coffea Robusta. Each of them can be subdivided into more variety branches. Most of the coffee beans in circulation on the market are distinguished by their origin. The following is a list of some of the major producing countries and their famous coffee: Brazilian coffee fruit (Arabica) Brazil: Santos, Brazil
The perfect combination of coffee-Hawaiian coffee
To visit Hawaii, in addition to the beautiful beach, don't forget the Hawaiian coffee bean-kona. The palate is sweet with the acidity of a pleasant wine. It is kona, which is produced on the southwest coast of Hawaii, which is the most traditional and famous coffee in Hawaii. However, due to the low production here, the cost is surprisingly high, coupled with the growing need for individual coffee in the United States and other places.
Know the flat beans, round beans and elephant beans of coffee
Usually we buy coffee beans, one side is flat, there is a crack in it, this is the coffee cherry in the two seeds (that is, coffee beans) side; this kind of normal beans, we call flat beans (or lentils, flatbeans). Some berries contain only one seed (for unknown reasons), which takes up the internal space of the whole berry and looks like two smaller flat beans.
Wonderful fruit-flavored coffee-Kenyan coffee
It entered Kenya in the 19th century, when Ethiopian coffee drinks were imported into Kenya through southern Yemen. But it was not until the early 20 th century that the Bourbon Coffee Tree was saint. The Austin Mission (St.AustinMission) was introduced. Kenyan coffee is mostly grown at 15002100 meters above sea level and is harvested twice a year. To ensure that only ripe berries are picked, people must patrol the forest
About Coffee Slimming
A coffee slimming coffee caffeine, with the role of promoting fat decomposition, fat release in the blood, so drinking coffee can also lose weight. Generally speaking, 4 cups of coffee without sugar and milk in 1 day can achieve the ideal weight loss status. However, gastrointestinal indigestion, hyperacidity, easy to insomnia, it is best not to use this method. If you're not used to the bitter taste of coffee, you can
What did the birth of LAVAZZA's coffee capsule (coffee bullet) bring?
Because this small package of coffee completely crosses the limitations of time and space. He can be taken to space, or he can drink it after a year, and it can make sure it tastes the same. First of all, the best raw beans from all over the world, after careful screening, baked with more than 110 years of baking technology, mixed, then airtight processing, instant nitrogen filled with aluminum plastic paper packaging. In this way, the coffee can be kept fresh.
Inhaled coffee?
It's a collaboration between David Edwards, a professor of biomedical engineering at Harvard University, and Thierry Marx, a Persian chef, inhaling coffee. They've developed inhalable chocolate before. This lipstick stick-like object contains a certain amount of coffee powder. When you want to eat it, you can pull it open, put it in your mouth and inhale. This container alone
Coffee from Angola
Angola is the fourth largest coffee industry in the world, but it produces only a small amount of Arabica coffee and is of high quality. The origin of coffee in Angola: 98% of the coffee in Angola (Angola) is Roberts coffee. The former best brands in Angola are Ambriz, Amborm and NovoRedondo, all of which are known for their consistent quality
Coffee from Vietnam
Perhaps under the influence of French colonial rule, coffee grown in Vietnam has a French flavor. Arabica coffee was first brought to Vietnam by French missionaries. Coffee production in Vietnam: 96% of Robbins coffee comes from small farms, but some state-owned farms also grow coffee trees. Near Tokyo (Tonkin) Bay, there are mostly Java or bourbon varieties. The main variety produced is Robbins special coffee.