| Can you imagine starting the day without a cup | | | | home. |
| of hot coffee to perk you up? A breakfast | | | | There are a thousand and one ways to prepare |
| get-together with friends or an early business | | | | your coffee. You can use instant coffee and |
| meeting will not be complete without mugs of | | | | dissolve it in hot water for a quick, reviving cup |
| coffee being passed around. | | | | during a long day. |
| Coffee if one of the most popular beverages in | | | | It can also be prepared using the good old coffee |
| the world. Its origin can be traced back centuries | | | | machine where ground coffee is steeped through |
| ago, from Ethiopa where it made its way onto | | | | a paper filter, combined with hot water, to come |
| Egypt and Europe. From then on, the preparation | | | | up with the perfect brew. |
| of coffee has become a tradition as well as a | | | | There is also the more complicated espresso |
| craze in the modern pop culture. | | | | machines, which give the drinkers an added punch |
| This stimulant drink is made of coffee beans, | | | | to their caffeine fix. These machines combine |
| roasted to perfection and blended into the perfect | | | | steam or boiling water with the ground coffee |
| hot or cold drink. There are basically two kinds of | | | | beans to produce a stronger aroma and flavor. |
| coffee plants: Robusta and Arabica. | | | | 'Go Loco over Latte Coffee' |
| Arabica is the older kind of coffee, which many | | | | When you go to any establishment specializing in |
| think tastes better than the other variant. | | | | coffee preparation, if you are not a coffee |
| Robusta, which contains almost half as much | | | | enthusiast, you might get confused with the |
| caffeine as an Arabica is much bitter tasting than | | | | unique language. |
| its predecessor. | | | | Terms like espresso, macchiato, java, espresso, |
| A lot of farmers in Central America, Africa, and | | | | shot, skim, whip, dry and foam are casually |
| Asian countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia | | | | thrown around. They all relate to one's personal |
| depend on coffee planting as their main source of | | | | preference on how they like to take their daily |
| livelihood. Brazil is the largest coffee-producing | | | | caffeine fix. |
| country in the world. | | | | Cafe latte is one popular flavor of gourmet |
| Here is a quick run-through on how this addicting | | | | coffee. |
| beverage is prepared: | | | | This refreshing drink has three layers. First, one |
| 1. Coffee plants are grown and once they mature | | | | serving of espresso is poured over the cup or |
| enough, they are picked and harvested. | | | | mug. This is followed by a generous serving of |
| 2. Once the coffee beans or coffee cherries are | | | | steamed milk. Lastly, a spoonful or more of |
| picked, they are sorted and dried. This is where | | | | foamed milk or cream adds the final touch to the |
| the term 'first pick' came from. | | | | perfect cup of cafe latte. |
| 3. After the coffee beans are sorted, they are | | | | No matter how you prefer to take your coffee, |
| either dried or aged, depending on the variety of | | | | be it black, with cream, or gourmet like cafe latte |
| coffee. | | | | with all the exquisite and creamy toppings, there |
| 4. Then, the beans are either roasted or ground | | | | is no doubt that this beverage's popularity will not |
| to make instant coffee, or the beans are sold by | | | | wane anytime soon. |
| themselves for coffee to be made in your own | | | | |