Coffee

[KeithD]

Do they grow coffee in the Philippines these days? Plenty of it in Indonesia, but never here of Phil coffee.

I love Bewleys Dark Roast.....just having a cup now :cwm38:

[scotsfiancee]

Here in PI, the coffee industry began in 1740 during the Spanish regime.Coffee production is largely concentrated in Mindanao, but dont know the exact places:D I like JAVA coffee,mmmmm smells so great like i always want more everytime i drink:action-smiley-060:

Do you know where coffee started Keith?

[KeithD]

Do you know where coffee started Keith?

In my kitchen....just off for another cuppa now!! :Erm: :D

[scotsfiancee]

In my kitchen....just off for another cuppa now!! :Erm: :D
SOunds nice ha....maybe send a package of coffee for my coming birthday:idea: :Wave:

[fred]

The oldest Filipino blend is called "Rice 45".
Just take some freshly milled rice and put in a Filipino type wok under a fire or gas stove untill well roasted.
Add hot water,brew and filter..Bobs your uncle,fannies your aunt..Rice coffee.

[KeithD]

Most coffee in Asia is very bitter, especially what you buy in Singapore & Japan, but Indonesia manage to produce some excellent quality coffee. Must be the volcanic soil.

My niece is in the Pi no, so may get her to bring back some home grown coffee.

[scotsfiancee]

The oldest Filipino blend is called "Rice 45".
Just take some freshly milled rice and put in a Filipino type wok under a fire or gas stove untill well roasted.Add hot water,brew and filter...
I had tried that when i was in the province of my grans....forget how it taste like:D

[fred]

I had tried that when i was in the province of my grans....forget how it taste like:D

To be honest..The first 10 cups taste absolutley RANK..
After that,your taste buds become so muted that it actually begins to taste OK..
There must be a caffine content because it is almost as addictive as shabu..
Best served with those short and fat bannanas which have been boiled..(just add sugar)

[KeithD]

Probably disgusting, dishwater springs to mind :)

[IMONNA]

Do they grow coffee in the Philippines these days? Plenty of it in Indonesia, but never here of Phil coffee.

I love Bewleys Dark Roast.....just having a cup now :cwm38:


Actually they do in Batangas and in the mountain province. So if you happen to go there you can buy some.I think they are comparable to international standards. Baguio is where they sell those coffee from mountain province.They actually taste good..:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[tetla]

You go to Bukidnon where the Monks are growing one of the best Arabica coffee in the country.. (been there once)although nothng compares to Java and Jamaican Blue mountain..!

[KeithD]

I only drink Java, fantastic taste. I never buy supermarkets own brands, they are usually blended. Hmmmmmm....time for another cuppa....

Douwe Egberts are 2nd best for me, as long as they are No.5 (strong).

[tetla]

i suggest you order your coffee in one of the coffee shops in notting hill..that's where we get our coffee..try the Jamaican Blue mountain much tastier than Java and of course more expensive i think its £45/kilo

[scotsfiancee]

Java is the best :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[KeithD]

I'm posh, I get mine delivered :)

[tetla]

you are tastier than Java!:D

[tetla]

you are not Posh..Posh is a girl and you're not

[scotsfiancee]

you are not Posh..Posh is a girl and you're not
for the well-off:Rasp:

[tetla]

could call you David beckham but for sure not Posh....hahahaha

[scotsfiancee]

could call you David beckham but for sure not Posh....hahahaha
Speaking about David Beckham his cute:D Posh means smart and fashionable

[Jonathan]

I LIKE YOUR COFFEE TO KEITH!!:xxgrinning--00xx3: :xxgrinning--00xx3: :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[KeithD]

You also like my :butthead: , which is why I stay sat down when you come round :icon_lol:

[aromulus]

in this case you might need one of those....
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[aromulus]

And as coffee goes...

nothing beats a nice double espresso from BO's coffee club....

But at home, I buy roasted coffee beans in 1kg bags, from a Colombian trader. or an Italian importer. The italian guy ends up costing me a fortune in the end... with olives, parma hams, salami, parmesan cheese and anything else that remotely smells of memory lane....
The coffee is invariably 100% colombian. I used to bring back Jamaican Blue Mountain roasted beans, when I used to go there on the cruise-ships I worked on, and loved it, the best in the world. But at current prices..... forget it....
Java is nice, but it doesn't give me the strenght and is slightly acidic.

but you aint going to see me drinking this stuff...

BEST COFFEE MADE FROM MONKEY POO; CRAPPUCCINO
DAILY STAR

Wed Nov 21 2001 10:22:30 ET Coffee drinkers are going bananas over a brew
that's made of MONKEY DUNG.
Brits are flooding exclusive US stockists with orders for the brew, called
Kopi Luwak, made from berries that have passed through the digestive
system of Indonesian monkeys. Unlucky coffee plantation staff have to
search through the dung to gather the bizarre "harvest" of coffee berries,
which are said to emerge virtually intact.
Experts reckon the monkey business gives the drink a unique "earthy"
taste, which has made it the most expensive and sought-after coffee in the
world.
It is in such short supply - just 500 lb of it is harvested a year - that
it is virtually impossible to get hold of in Britain and has only limited
availability in the States and Japan.
Experts say the brew first came to light hundreds of years ago, when
explorers sampled it on the Indonesian isles of Java, Sumatra and
Sulawesi.
The monkey - known as the Palm Toddy Cat - lives on a diet of alcoholic
tree sap and coffee berries.
US-based food and drink critic Chris Rubin said:
"Whether it's because the intestinal juices give some special flavour or
because it eats only perfectly ripe berries, the Toddy Cat's droppings
produce what many say is the world's finest coffee."
Some exclusive US outlets sell Kopi Luwak for around a FIVER a cup.
US Coffee supplier Mark Mountanos has snapped up 110 lb of the beans.
He said: "We've had interest from all over the world because it is very
hard to get hold of."
US coffee shop owner Richard Karno ordered a pound from Mark's firm - but
only after he convinced him it wasn't a joke.
He said: "It's the best coffee I've ever tasted. It smells musty, but it
roasts up real nice

[fred]

And as coffee goes...

nothing beats a nice double espresso from BO's coffee club....

But at home, I buy roasted coffee beans in 1kg bags, from a Colombian trader. or an Italian importer. The italian guy ends up costing me a fortune in the end... with olives, parma hams, salami, parmesan cheese and anything else that remotely smells of memory lane....
The coffee is invariably 100% colombian. I used to bring back Jamaican Blue Mountain roasted beans, when I used to go there on the cruise-ships I worked on, and loved it, the best in the world. But at current prices..... forget it....
Java is nice, but it doesn't give me the strenght and is slightly acidic.

but you aint going to see me drinking this stuff...

BEST COFFEE MADE FROM MONKEY POO; CRAPPUCCINO
DAILY STAR

Wed Nov 21 2001 10:22:30 ET Coffee drinkers are going bananas over a brew
that's made of MONKEY DUNG.
Brits are flooding exclusive US stockists with orders for the brew, called
Kopi Luwak, made from berries that have passed through the digestive
system of Indonesian monkeys. Unlucky coffee plantation staff have to
search through the dung to gather the bizarre "harvest" of coffee berries,
which are said to emerge virtually intact.
Experts reckon the monkey business gives the drink a unique "earthy"
taste, which has made it the most expensive and sought-after coffee in the
world.
It is in such short supply - just 500 lb of it is harvested a year - that
it is virtually impossible to get hold of in Britain and has only limited
availability in the States and Japan.
Experts say the brew first came to light hundreds of years ago, when
explorers sampled it on the Indonesian isles of Java, Sumatra and
Sulawesi.
The monkey - known as the Palm Toddy Cat - lives on a diet of alcoholic
tree sap and coffee berries.
US-based food and drink critic Chris Rubin said:
"Whether it's because the intestinal juices give some special flavour or
because it eats only perfectly ripe berries, the Toddy Cat's droppings
produce what many say is the world's finest coffee."
Some exclusive US outlets sell Kopi Luwak for around a FIVER a cup.
US Coffee supplier Mark Mountanos has snapped up 110 lb of the beans.
He said: "We've had interest from all over the world because it is very
hard to get hold of."
US coffee shop owner Richard Karno ordered a pound from Mark's firm - but
only after he convinced him it wasn't a joke.
He said: "It's the best coffee I've ever tasted. It smells musty, but it
roasts up real nice

Now watch the :censored: hit the fan!!

Admin: Please do no circumvent the swear filter. This is a public area. Thanks.

[scotsfiancee]

That's a nice story:Erm: :cwm3: i enjoyed reading it:icon_lol:

[tetla]

hi aromulus

im glad we've got the same taste...yeah..Jamaican Blue Mountain is the best...just the aroma itself makes you feel high! :-)

[tetla]

and why dont you try the macchiato in The Tinder Box at the same time looking for some good quality wines in their cellar

[krizziei]

In the Mountain Provinces (Sagada), Benguet, and Baguio, we love our coffee. We do grow them but not in a large scale. In Bontoc, the elders love to drink their coffee strong and black, and brewed- just like the French and Italians.

So next time you get to Baguio, try Benguet coffee. It's an Arabica brand and will certainly get you going.

[tetla]

tnx..that's a briliant tip as the next time i will going back to the country i plan to go to Sagada....can you tell me a particular coffee plantation in Benguet where I could drop by?

[scotsfiancee]

Benguet Coffee
The robust scent makes one drool with visions of drinking this hot & black with a side bar of dark semi-sweet chocolate, a newspaper or magazine at hand...and in a cool ambiance. the sheer sight of the chocolate brown beans are already making me salivate! :icon_lol:
10

[tetla]

oh stop it...i feel like popping out to Costa now :-)

[aromulus]

As an Italian in the Uk.... I must say that Costa coffee and Starbuck's have the worst espresso ever encountered... Over roasted, usually.
And overpriced, way too overpriced.
Ritazza coffee outlets on the other hand, dish out some outstanding espresso, and in this case I don't mind the price.

[tetla]

it's the only coffee shop close to me at the mo...anyway, been to one of the coffee shops in ancona and i think their coffee was one of the best......just forgot the name of the shop its round the corner by the Dept. of Tourism building..

[krizziei]

tnx..that's a briliant tip as the next time i will going back to the country i plan to go to Sagada....can you tell me a particular coffee plantation in Benguet where I could drop by?
S

Fidelisan coffee- I think that's the one! Some ethnic coffee shops do serve Fidelisan coffee. So ask if the coffee is this, not (and I mean NOT) the single sachet Nescafe that they would usually serve.

I think it is Fidelisan coffee but if there are people from Baguio/Benguet here, please correct me if I'm wrong as I'm rather rust on these things. hehe

[krizziei]

yes Ritazza coffee is a favourite of my french hubby too.

[Melody]

Yes, we grow coffee in the Philippines, actually now, coffee industry here is gaining again its market share....We call our brewed coffee "kapeng barako"...
I remember, when i was still a kid.. how we drink our coffee in the morning, prepared by our grandmother...(Batangas)..during school vacation..
I've heared that somebody(Filipino) opened a coffee shop in China....now a very successful..and if im right he named his shop "Barako"

[IainBusby]

Wed Nov 21 2001 10:22:30 ET Coffee drinkers are going bananas over a brew
that's made of MONKEY DUNG. [/FONT]
Brits are flooding exclusive US stockists with orders for the brew, called
Kopi Luwak, made from berries that have passed through the digestive
system of Indonesian monkeys. Unlucky coffee plantation staff have to
search through the dung to gather the bizarre "harvest" of coffee berries,
which are said to emerge virtually intact.
Experts reckon the monkey business gives the drink a unique "earthy"
taste, which has made it the most expensive and sought-after coffee in the
world.
It is in such short supply - just 500 lb of it is harvested a year - that
it is virtually impossible to get hold of in Britain and has only limited
availability in the States and Japan.
Experts say the brew first came to light hundreds of years ago, when
explorers sampled it on the Indonesian isles of Java, Sumatra and
Sulawesi.
The monkey - known as the Palm Toddy Cat - lives on a diet of alcoholic
tree sap and coffee berries.
US-based food and drink critic Chris Rubin said:
[SIZE=2]"Whether it's because the intestinal juices give some special flavour or
because it eats only perfectly ripe berries, the Toddy Cat's droppings
produce what many say is the world's finest coffee

Seen on the Beeb back in about April time http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4896230.stm?ls

[Eljohno]

I really got into drinking coffee when i went to America 8 years ago and after trying their flavoured coffee i was hooked:rolleyes:

Now in the last year i have found out that i cannot take any caffeine at all cos it causes headaches:Brick:

[josegil]

i love coffee, it helps to boosts my metabolism.

[karlwithgal]

a cup of espresso for me please....:BouncyHappy: