Following "The Cigar Companion" and "The Chocolate Companion", this is a handbook to the finest coffees in the world. Complete with a tasting analyses, it tackles the world of coffee, the second largest international trade after oil and a commodity which provides a living for 25 million people.
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colour photographs and illustrations, index
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Höhe: 218 mm
Breite: 130 mm
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978-1-85076-583-7 (9781850765837)
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Part 1. The secret spreads: Gabriel Mathieu De Clieu; coffee travels East and West; the first coffee houses. What is coffee?: Arabica and Robusta beans; harvesting the beans; processing the beans; exporting the beans. Tasting coffee: tasting coffees at home; blind tasting. Roasting coffee; roasting beans at home. Grinding coffee: grinding at home. Making coffee: Turkish coffee; percolator; cona vacuum; the drip method; French press or cafetiere; espresso, mocha and napoletana; cold water method; neopolitan flip-top; open pot or jug; espresso and cappuccino; making expresso. Buying coffee: handling and storing beans; flavoured coffees; milk; caffeinated or decaf. Coffee drinking around the world: France; Finland; Germany, Belgium; Italy; Japan; Sweden; United Kingdom; United States. Part 2 The Directory - Central America and the Caribbean: Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; El Salvador; Guadelupe; Guatemala; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Martinique; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Puerto Rico. South America: Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; Galapagos Islands; Peru; Surinam; Venezuela. Africa: Angola; Burundi; Cameroon; Ethiopia; Ivory Coast; Kenya; Madagascar; Mozambique; Rwanda; St Helena; Sao Tome and Principe; South Africa; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Yemen; Zaire; Zambia. Asia and the Indian Ocean: China; India; Indonesia; La Reunion; Philippines; Taiwan; Vietnam; Australia; Hawaii; New Caledonia; Papua New Guinea; Tahiti.
