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My favorite is Najjar www.cafenajjar.com/. Nothing fancy, just great tasting coffee. No filters. No sugar. No cream. Just put a few scoops in the cezve, boil for a couple minutes and you are done.
The fact that you use one of these (although my colleagues call it an ibrik?) instead of a Mr. Coffee speaks volumes about your coffee snobbery...and as that wise man Mr. Randolph once said, "Ain't nothin' wrong with that!"
Haha it is soo good, hard to go back to the regular stuff. Yea, it has many names depending on where in the middle east you are. If you ever try it this way, remember it is unfiltered. So the actual coffee is absorbed into the water as it boils. As you are enjoying it, it will cool. The coffee settles in the bottom of your cup in the form of sludge. :-) Do NOT finish off you Arabic coffee.....lol They laughed at me for a long time over that. As I cleaned coffee out of my teeth... ;D
I used to make the wine list for a restaurant in Asheville that was owned by a Pakistani family. I loved the little old lady who would pay me; she'd bring me a Turkish coffee, $20 and call me "habibi" before handing me a sack full of deliciousness to take home. They could have skipped the $20 and just given me the stuff to make all the Turkish coffee I could handle.
Oh, and Spella is my favorite coffee. I used to like Stumptown, but Spella tastes like the coffee bar that was in my building in Italy; it's like going back with every sip. *drooool*
Post by gardenfresh on Feb 19, 2012 6:50:39 GMT -5
Did everybody know Aldi owns Trader Joe's? We are completely 100% operated independently from them... seperate inventory, management, distribution, etc. Just same ownership.
My favorite is Najjar www.cafenajjar.com/. Nothing fancy, just great tasting coffee. No filters. No sugar. No cream. Just put a few scoops in the cezve, boil for a couple minutes and you are done.
The fact that you use one of these (although my colleagues call it an ibrik?) instead of a Mr. Coffee speaks volumes about your coffee snobbery...and as that wise man Mr. Randolph once said, "Ain't nothin' wrong with that!"
difference in name just depends on region - i call it a džezva (which is actually nearly the same pronunciation as cezve just spelled differently) and it's definitely my favorite way to drink coffee.
This has been an insanely stressful/hectic week and all I could think about on my drive to work this morning was how satisfying my cup of coffee at work was going to be. While I was dreaming about my first cup, I approached a stop light and a coffee truck pulled up next to me. Lo and behold, the name of the coffee company was MY last name.
Sign? I think yes.
I'll have to admit, I haven't dabbled in coffee snobbery like I do with tasty craft beer. I'm completely satisfied with a typical Folgers/splenda/and flavored creamer action, but when I did stay with my aunt in Los Angeles before heading to Coachella this year, they prepared one of the tastiest, but most labor-intensive cup of organic, farmer's market, french-press coffee for me. It was insane. So delicious. I can't stop thinking about their coffee. Maybe one day when I have the means to do so, I'll become a coffe snob. Maybe.
I'll have to admit, I haven't dabbled in coffee snobbery like I do with tasty craft beer. I'm completely satisfied with a typical Folgers/splenda/and flavored creamer action, but when I did stay with my aunt in Los Angeles before heading to Coachella this year, they prepared one of the tastiest, but most labor-intensive cup of organic, farmer's market, french-press coffee for me. It was insane. So delicious. I can't stop thinking about their coffee. Maybe one day when I have the means to do so, I'll become a coffe snob. Maybe.
I have a book somewhere on what coffees you may like based on your taste in beer. I'll try and dig it up.
Spella is my favorite coffee. I used to like Stumptown, but Spella tastes like the coffee bar that was in my building in Italy; it's like going back with every sip. *drooool*
Spella is AMAAAAAZINGLY FANTASTIC coffee!!! As Mayo would say, I "LITerally" pouted last week when I emptied the bag you gave me at your wedding. I might've even whimpered a little, that's how good it is.
Damn. Good. Stuff.
Three cheers for Italian roasters & for generous friends with excellent taste who share the tasty stuff with those they love. ;D
Post by nodepression on Nov 6, 2012 2:42:50 GMT -5
Was just coming in here to post about la columbe. The guy has a show on Travel Channel now where he goes around the globe and buys the beans. Really interesting for anyone interested in the whole process/business of coffee.
The coffee shop I work at has beans that are picked out and bought in person by the owner and then roasted in town. I don't know if that makes it any better because I honestly don't have that much appreciation for fine coffee. I just happened to find that out today and was pretty impressed. I will say that we do get orders from all over the country for our coffee.
I did buy an espresso machine today though. I love a good Americano/espresso shot.
Welcome back Bonz, but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal.
I like regular folgers. Black - nothing added to it. Slightly cooled. 2-3 cups every morning. I'm afraid of trying and falling in love with a more exotic blend, for fear of it not being regularly available...
In warm/hot weather, I prefer sweetened iced coffee with milk or cream.
The only sign I needed to know this was the day I forgot to drink coffee and ended up in bed vomiting with a migraine. Caffeine addiction is some serious business.
Plus my daily french press routine is easily the highlight of my day. Love sitting down with a good cup of coffee, breakfast, and a book. Though I am excited for the weather to warm up so I can switch to iced americanos. That is my drink of choice.
Post by mizvalentine on Feb 7, 2014 12:54:59 GMT -5
Maybe you educated coffee people can help me figure something out. In our building, we have a cafe outpost of what's widely considered the very best gourmet coffee shop in town. They're widely respected and have been around forever. They do all the fancy stuff... rare, fair trade coffees from around the world, pour over coffee, proper cappuccino and espresso, etc.
I love coffee, but I generally like smooth, medium body coffee that's not too tannic. My daily cup is Peet's, Cafe le Monde when I can find it, or Nicholas (another local roaster that's been around 100 years or so, run by Italians, but not froo-froo). I expected to like the cafe in our building, but dammit--EVERY SINGLE COFFEE they have tastes overpoweringly sweet to me. I drink my coffee black.
What is that sweetness? Is it how its roasted, where its from? Do I just not like "good coffee"? I've noticed it in varying amounts in their coffees from all over the world. I'd like to drink more interesting coffee and expand my horizons, but I'm not sure if I can lose that sweetness without going to your standard arabica. Suggestions of stuff to try?
Post by bansheebeat on Feb 7, 2014 15:53:13 GMT -5
Regular coffee can certainly be sweet. The coffee shop/roastery I work at has a medium-roast Ethiopian coffee that tastes just like blueberry poptarts. It's just not the same kind of sweetness as flavored coffee.
mizvalentine you may want to try darker roasts, with those you tend to taste more of the roast (which will be earthy, smoky, chocolate, etc) as opposed to the bean which is where most your floral, berry, and generally sweet flavors will come from. Or you may want to try very light roasts, as the acidity in those tend to balance out the sweetness.I find medium roasts are typically sweetest.
Regular coffee can certainly be sweet. The coffee shop/roastery I work at has a medium-roast Ethiopian coffee that tastes just like blueberry poptarts. It's just not the same kind of sweetness as flavored coffee.
mizvalentine you may want to try darker roasts, with those you tend to taste more of the roast (which will be earthy, smoky, chocolate, etc) as opposed to the bean which is where most your floral, berry, and generally sweet flavors will come from. Or you may want to try very light roasts, as the acidity in those tend to balance out the sweetness.I find medium roasts are typically sweetest.
Thank you for this! Its definitely a natural sweetness, not a flavored coffee sweetness (the smell of flavored coffees really bums me out!) I guess I do really like to taste the roast, now that you put it that way... I tend to like bitter, smoky, rich flavors in my wines so that makes total sense. I don't have much sweet tooth left anymore and I've always hated things that taste floral (melons, cucumbers). Most people I know think a campari and soda is unbearably bitter while I find it just sweet enough.
Enjoying some Tanzanian Peaberry from The Fresh Market this morning. Light and fruity. I good balance to the Sumatran "go-to" beans I usually get there.
I went to a new coffee place in my building. It's new, the barista was cute, and I'm wearing new slacks. I was optimistic. I'm drinking liquid poo right now and I'm pretty upset about it.
I went to a new coffee place in my building. It's new, the barista was cute, and I'm wearing new slacks. I was optimistic. I'm drinking liquid poo right now and I'm pretty upset about it.
Cute baristas are such a tease - especially if it's at a go-to coffee spot.
Post by SilentEyedStorm on Feb 24, 2014 8:46:03 GMT -5
I am 100% addicted to my morning 2 mug ritual. I love dark roasts, but I don't like them to have a bitter aftertaste. I use a Keurig and buy k-cups from Costco (Pacific Bold). Sometimes I'll buy a bag of beans from Thirty-Thirty, a local roaster, or Hy-Vee and grind fresh. I could easily turn into a coffee snob and break out other brewing methods, roasts, etc, but my need for a quick morning fix keeps me chained to the convenience/speed of the Keurig.
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