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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 23, 2009 16:32:11 GMT
I'm drinking good Oaxacan coffee. This state produces excellent coffee. Even the purveyors of coffee in Xico, Veracruz (whose claim to fame is coffee) say that coffee from Oaxaca is the best.
I get mine from a vendor at the weekly market. It's already roasted and finely ground.
A note on finely ground coffee -- many automatic coffee makers can't handle it. The water won't go through the grounds, but slops over the top of the basket, making a mess. However, if you love espresso-ground coffee and the convenience of the automatic coffee maker, I highly recommend Mr. Coffee, Jr. It's a little workhorse and has no problem with coffee ground to a powder.
Can't comment on the large-sized Mr. Coffee, as I've never tried it with finely ground coffee.
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Post by gyro on Mar 23, 2009 19:49:08 GMT
This is my coffee grinder. It's the nuts :  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2009 20:31:11 GMT
Strong lager is my beverage of choice this evening.
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Post by gyro on Mar 24, 2009 5:37:59 GMT
Quelle sorte de lager, monsieur ?
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Post by happytraveller on Mar 24, 2009 6:35:40 GMT
Hot chocolate for breakfast.
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Post by gyro on Mar 24, 2009 6:39:43 GMT
Eeeuurgh. I've never really had a sweet tooth.
Coffee all the way, hotlips.
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Post by happytraveller on Mar 24, 2009 6:46:32 GMT
I can't drink coffee, I can't handle the caffeine. I only have a coffee maybe twice a year, but then it probably has more milk than coffee in the cup.
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Post by gyro on Mar 24, 2009 7:10:32 GMT
Do you drink tea ? I once heard a while ago that tea actually has MORE caffeine than coffee, but it's not as concentrated or somehting. But that's quite possibly a myth.
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Post by happytraveller on Mar 24, 2009 7:29:05 GMT
I drink tea, but mainly herbal or fruit tea. But even when I drink black tea, I can handle it better than coffee. I dunno why.
Why is it called cOffee but cAffeine ?
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 24, 2009 7:31:57 GMT
I read that, too. I think it's a matter of tea having a different type of caffeine than coffee.
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Post by happytraveller on Mar 24, 2009 7:37:01 GMT
That's probably true bixa.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2009 9:07:02 GMT
I would love a cup of Oaxacan coffee,it is the best. I prefer dark roast coffee.
Presently I buy my beans from a local roaster. They are Sumatran Gayoland.
Almost as good as Oaxacan.
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Post by gyro on Mar 24, 2009 10:54:45 GMT
The best I've had in recent years - apart from those coffee beans that have passed through some strange bird that eats them - are ones from Malabar that are left to dry out on the beach after monsoon. Gorgeous.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2009 11:10:38 GMT
Do you mean they roast in the sun? That's got to be good. Are they dark? Tell me more.
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Post by palesa on Mar 24, 2009 11:25:04 GMT
Gyro, does ginger beer count? I drink that!
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Post by gyro on Mar 24, 2009 11:38:10 GMT
Yeah Cas, very rich and dark. Try googling Monsoon Malabar beans, possibly by Whittards Of Chelsea ...
No, Pal, it doesn't. You need to tell me WHY you don't like beer; I reckon I could cure you ... !
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2009 11:52:52 GMT
Thanks G.
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Post by palesa on Mar 24, 2009 14:00:44 GMT
G, because it doesn't taste very nice and what is it with all that white stuff on top?
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Post by happytraveller on Mar 24, 2009 14:12:12 GMT
It's bitter. Eugh !
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Post by BigIain on Mar 24, 2009 18:31:23 GMT
You two are just wierd.
I like beer Gyro!
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Post by palesa on Mar 24, 2009 18:50:26 GMT
I can't drink coffee, I can't handle the caffeine. I only have a coffee maybe twice a year, but then it probably has more milk than coffee in the cup. Lordy, the more I get to know you, the more I am convinced you are my sister from another mother. I am 'xactly the same. |
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Post by gyro on Mar 24, 2009 19:45:05 GMT
Pal, the 'white stuff' is just a frothy head, and you mostly only get that with lager type beers. You need an ale education, my girl ... !
HT; not all beers are bitter. Honey ale is VERY nice, and there are some lovely Wiessbiers (wheat beers) from Germany and Belgium that have a nice citrus twang to them.
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Post by happytraveller on Mar 25, 2009 6:56:57 GMT
Hmmm... I might be tempted to try a honey ale, I dunno if I can get that here though.
Palesa, hi sista !!!
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 25, 2009 7:09:51 GMT
Question: is honey ale mead, or perhaps a modern version of mead?
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Post by gyro on Mar 25, 2009 7:23:52 GMT
No. It is ale / beer brewed with honey in it. Mead is a different.
Maybe Pal and HT should also try the fruit beers that Belgium is so famous for. DEFINITELY not bitter ... !
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Post by happytraveller on Mar 25, 2009 7:32:04 GMT
I'll try (nearly) everything !
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Post by gyro on Mar 25, 2009 7:56:17 GMT
Surely in Swissi Land, you could get some fruit beers; Blegium's not far away ..
Go on, broaden them horizons and lips ... !
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Post by happytraveller on Mar 25, 2009 8:21:18 GMT
With fruit beer, I suppose you mean beer flavoured with fruit ? Those we can get here and I love them. (Lychee, grape fruit and passion fruit) They are so girlie...
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Post by gyro on Mar 25, 2009 8:41:48 GMT
Only if they're Belgium. PROPER fruit beer ...
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Post by happytraveller on Mar 25, 2009 9:01:02 GMT
OK... they are not. Will have to go and see if I find some in the beer shop.
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