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Fine coffee healthy drinking coffee does not increase the risk of chronic diseases

Fine coffee healthy drinking coffee does not increase the risk of chronic diseases

Drinking coffee does not increase the risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease or cancer, but helps reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a 10-year study of more than 40,000 people. The study, published recently in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, said the results of previous studies were quite divergent, with some suggesting that coffee drinking was associated with heart disease

General knowledge of boutique coffee culture foreign cafe culture

General knowledge of boutique coffee culture foreign cafe culture

Foreign cafes are usually called Caf, and the small Caf has only one coffee machine, with some snacks and simple sandwiches. The large Caf is equivalent to Restaurant, offering a variety of meals and drinks. Unlike domestic cafes, foreign cafes open at 7 a.m. or even earlier. It may also have something to do with living habits. Westerners start their day with a cup of coffee. Drink

Coffee anecdotes can black coffee predict the weather?

Coffee anecdotes can black coffee predict the weather?

Suddenly it began to rain, and you ran to the door of a cafe to take shelter from the rain. Now there are only two ways in front of you, either run to the nearby bus stop immediately while the rain is not heavy, or go into the cafe and quietly order a cup of coffee until the sky clears up. All right, order a cup of coffee, throw in a cube of sugar, and observe the bubbles released by the dissolution of the cube sugar without stirring

General knowledge of fine coffee introduction to African coffee producing countries

General knowledge of fine coffee introduction to African coffee producing countries

1. Kenya Kenya grows high-quality Arabica coffee beans, which absorb almost the essence of coffee cherries, with a slightly sour, thick aroma, and are very popular among Europeans, especially in the United Kingdom. Kenyan coffee surpassed Costa Rican coffee and became one of the most popular coffee. With aromas of wine and flowers, the texture is full, small and round, because

Boutique Coffee Science explains the processing of coffee beans in detail

Boutique Coffee Science explains the processing of coffee beans in detail

There are two ways to prepare coffee beans for coffee roasting. The method chosen has a significant impact on the final price and quality of coffee. The cheapest method of processing is called drying, which is used for lower-grade coffee beans, while higher-quality coffee beans are processed by wet treatment. Drying is used for unwashed coffee beans. Wet treatment for thoroughly washed or semi-washed

An article will introduce you to the British

An article will introduce you to the British "Tea Time" culture.

The British have never planted a piece of tea but created a unique and gorgeous afternoon tea. It is a fact known all over the world that the British love afternoon tea. A British playwright once said: While there is tea,there is hope. Where there is tea, there is hope. There are so many Tea time in Britain every day that people feel that they spend 1/3 of their lives drinking tea.

Coffee roasting common sense When to stop roasting

Coffee roasting common sense When to stop roasting

When should I stop baking? The color of coffee beans: Because coffee beans will present different colors when roasted to different degrees, color has become the most commonly used basis for roasting depth. This method can be applied to most coffee beans, but some coffee beans are special. For example, the color of Kenya beans will be much darker than that of ordinary coffee beans.

The basic chemical reaction that takes place during coffee roasting.

The basic chemical reaction that takes place during coffee roasting.

Many thermal and chemical reactions take place during baking: decarbonation, dehydration of quinic acid, subdivision, isomerization, polymerization, and complex sugar reactions (caramelization). The main components of the thermal reaction are monosaccharides and sucrose, chlorogenic acid, free amino acids, and fenugreek amide. Both aravinose and calactose in the polysaccharides are transferred, and the basic vulcanization process includes hydroxylamine.

Five common coffee sugars

Five common coffee sugars

The same cup of black coffee, with different sugar will have a very different flavor. Among them, soft white sugar, cube sugar, white granulated sugar, rock sugar and yellow sugar are the most common types. Soft white sugar: no impurities, pure taste, low sweetness, easy to dissolve. Sugar cube: made from soft white sugar, dissolution efficiency is slightly lower than soft white sugar, but strong texture, suitable for blending flavor. White sugar: not easy to dissolve, warm

High-quality Coffee Common sense altitude on Coffee Flavor

High-quality Coffee Common sense altitude on Coffee Flavor

As the birthplace of tea culture in China, the idea of good tea from high mountains is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so if it is mentioned that high mountains produce good coffee, there should be a lot of people who agree with it. In fact, many low-altitude areas can also produce top-quality coffee. Under the premise of complete air temperature, rainfall, topography and soil, coffee trees especially like the microclimate characteristics of frequent fog and large temperature difference between day and night.

Basic knowledge of boutique coffee the first knowledge of coffee roasting

Basic knowledge of boutique coffee the first knowledge of coffee roasting

There are many masters and teachers in the coffee world. There is a kind of master who is a very respected coffee bean roaster. To become a baker must take a very long time to accumulate. It is easy to ripen a bean, but to know how well each bean is cooked, and to ripen thousands of beans at the same time, and the degree of ripeness is about the same.

The difference between cappuccino and latte

The difference between cappuccino and latte

Recently, at least five students in the class asked me the same question at the same time: what is the difference between a Cappuccino and a Latte? Today, I will thoroughly analyze this problem with you. First of all, I would like to correct a problem: Latte. The word Latte is in Italian and literally translates to mean milk. So latte is not the same as coffee.

General knowledge of Fine Coffee interpretation of the definition of Fine Coffee

General knowledge of Fine Coffee interpretation of the definition of Fine Coffee

Boutique coffee (Specialty Coffee), which is also called specialty coffee and refined coffee by some people, was first proposed by Ms. Erna Knustsen in 1974 in the monthly Journal of Tea and Coffee (Tea Coffee Trade Journal). It developed gradually in the middle and late 1980s. American boutique coffee established in 1982, 1987 and 1998 respectively

The process of turning fresh coffee fruit into raw coffee beans.

The process of turning fresh coffee fruit into raw coffee beans.

The variety of coffee treated with raw beans certainly determines the natural flavor, but the treatment of raw beans determines the acquired quality. Selected coffee attaches great importance to flavor and quality, so it pays special attention to the technology and details of processing. Harvest: the harvest method is one of the criteria for judging selected coffee. if calculated from the time of germination, Arabica coffee will take about 5 years to blossom and bear fruit. Brazil

Introduction of boutique coffee beans to Yega Xuefei, Ethiopia

Introduction of boutique coffee beans to Yega Xuefei, Ethiopia

Although the Ethiopian Yirgacheffe coffee is petite, it is gentle and delicate and sweet. As the hometown of coffee, thousands of years of planting history and processing tradition in Ethiopia have created high-quality washed Arabica beans. Light baking has unique sweet aromas of lemon, flowers and honey, soft acidity and citrus flavors, fresh and bright on the palate. Without

Coffee recycling coffee grounds

Coffee recycling coffee grounds

Coffee drinkers often have to face a lot of residue left after cooking coffee. It is a pity to pour it out. An article published recently by the American Coffee Knowledge Network suggests that we reuse resources and make coffee grounds a good helper in life. Coffee grounds mainly have the following functions: plant nutrients. Because coffee grounds contain nutrients needed for plant growth, pour it into a pot and