Coffee Territory

Coffee growing is quite labour-intensive process. The coffee tree is blooming during several months, that is why coffee cherries are ripened in different time. The harvest is protracted for a long time and each tree should be worked up more than once.

The season of coffee harvest in each country is different. For example, in Guatemala it is lasting from August till May, on Java island – from May till December, in Cuba – from July till December, in Brazil – from April till August.

It is more easier to gather sorts of Robusta and Liberica – they do not fall becoming overripe and that is why can dry on the tree. The harvesting of Arabica is executed in several phases according to fruits ripening two weeks apart. As a rule, there are three of such phases – preliminary, main and late. This selective harvest of absolutely ripen fruits provides the high quality of coffee beans.
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You should show mettle in order to make coffee from coffee beans. If you want to have instant coffee, you will only need powder, a cup and boiling water. A lot of coffee-achievers are ready to sacrifice to wonderful taste and use doubtful cocktail from aromatizers with caffeine.

Three views of instant coffee

The instant coffee has been discovered at the dawn of the last century. According to one version, it was made for need of the American Army – there was not time in trenches to take trouble over the cezve (Turkish coffee pot).
Apparently, the aspirations of military departments have been successfully coincided with wishes of Brazilian government. This Latin-American country has always produced a great number of beans. Coffee is a perishable product – it loses its aroma very quickly, it is not simple in keeping, it should be observed definite temperature and moisture. That is way, a lot of raised and gathered grains got out of order still in the homeland.
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Each country has its special secrets and traditions of coffee making.

People in South India like to drink coffee with a great number of milk and sugar. It helps to soften very spicy and hot food.

The Sudanese add some cloves or other spices and serve coffee in the jug.

In Turkey they use the rest of coffee grouts for fortune-telling. For Turkish coffee it is necessary to take special jug called «ibrik» and put their hulled coffee grounds, some sugar and water, then bring to a boil. As a result you will get very strong and thick coffee.

The French like to drink coffee from piala with some chicory.

The Dutch prefer strong coffee with sugar. It is served with a jug of milk and a glass of water.
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• It turns out that coffee is not only for reading its grounds. It gives a polish to produces made from dark leather. For that you can wrap moist grounds into the woolen rag and wipe leather’s surface.
• If you make coffee with strong drinks and you would like to decrease its proof, you can bring a beverage to a boil.
• One of the way to check freshness of coffee beans is to take one bean and crack it – if it turns crispy and tasty, it means that coffee is fresh. If the bean is chewing like rubber and besides tastes bitter, then coffee is not very clean and we advise do not use it.
• Ground coffee should be kept in china-ware or glass dishes, but not in metallic.
• Roasted coffee beans should be kept in hermetic containers. It protects coffee from off-flavors and loss of aroma. Roast as much coffee as it necessary for one dose. It is recommended to keep roasted coffee no more than a week. Store it in the dry and cool place, otherwise it will lose its qualities very quickly.

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Espresso

Espresso – it is a very strong coffee. It is served without milk in little cups. Espresso in Italian means «express» or «fast».

Espresso has become a basis of coffee recipes. In spite of the fact that invention of this recipe is a merit of the Italians, the first espresso machine was found in France. This machine was unsuccessful and just the Italians have developed in its basis that one, which we know today. The hot water under the strong pressure is passed through well ground coffee and we get espresso.

The Italians serves this coffee “demitasse” (that means a half of cup). It contains one and a half oz of elegant black coffee with goldish cream.
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Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons of freshly ground coffee
• ¼ glass of any liqueur (50 ml)
• 2 glasses of water
• sugar

Preparation

Put coffee into the coffee-pot, add hot water, bring to a boil.

Pour out finished coffee into the cups, add liqueur. Serve sugar separately.

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons of freshly ground coffee
• ¼ glass of nut syrup
• 2 glasses of water

Preparation

Put into the coffee pot hot water with coffee and bring to a boil.

Then add nut syrup, stir this mixture thoroughly up.

Pour out finished coffee into the cups.

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons of freshly ground coffee
• 2 glasses of water
• 2 yolks
• 4 teaspoons of sugar

Preparation

Put into the coffee pot 2 teaspoons of sugar, add hat water, and bring to a boil.

Beat up the yolks with a rest sugar.

Pour our finished coffee into the cups, top with beaten yolks.

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons of freshly ground coffee
• 2 glasses of water
• lemon
• sugar

Preparation

Put coffee into the coffee pot, add hot water, bring to a boil and let brew 1-2 minutes.

Pour coffee into the cups, add sugar.

Separately serve slices of lemon with sugar.

Ingredients

• two teaspoons of fresh ground coffee
• 1-2 teaspoons of cocoa powder
• 1,5 glass of water
• milk
• sugar

Preparation

Put coffee and cocoa into the coffee pot, stir thoroughly, add hot water and bring to a boil.

Finished coffee pour into the cups and add milk. Serve sugar separately.