Q&A: What’s a good, expensive kind of coffee bean or type of coffee to buy?
Question by Charlotte: What’s a good, expensive kind of coffee bean or type of coffee to buy?
I normally drink lots of coffee the first thing when I wake up in the morning but the kind of coffee I have been getting is not the best. I want to upgrade and need suggestions.
Best answer:
Answer by George
Latin American Coffees: Coffees harvested from Mexico, Central and South America, Columbia, Panama, the Caribbean, and Costa Rica are characterized by a medium to high acidity and a tangy, sweet flavor. These blends are commonly used for breakfast coffees.
Arabian and African Coffees: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Kilimanjaro produce spicy-flavored coffees with hints of cocoa, citrus, and berries. Distinguished by a thick, syrup-like body and dark roast, African and Arabian coffees are often served as a dessert accompaniment.
Asia and Indo Pacific Coffees: Grown in Asia, Indonesia, and the Pacific Islands, these coffees have low acidity and a bold, heavy body. Characterized by a robust, earthy, or slightly bitter flavor, coffees grown in this region complement rich desserts and dark chocolates. Common coffees from this region include Monsoon Malabar, Sumatra, and Yemeni.
Exotic Coffees: Harvested from Hawaii and Jamaica, exotic coffees are prized for their rich aroma and full flavor. Kona and Jamaican Blue Mountain are popular varieties from this region.
While serious coffee connoisseurs can identify the origins of their coffee beans solely by aroma, those who are new to coffees from abroad may not have honed this talent. Sample bags of gourmet beans are a fun way to experiment with different regions, blends, and flavors. The next time you brew a pot, think globally and try an international coffee instead of your current blend. You may be pleasantly surprised to discover what you’ve been missing.
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What’s the name of that gourmet coffee where civets eat the beans and then poop them out for collection?
Question by Crash Fu™: What’s the name of that gourmet coffee where civets eat the beans and then poop them out for collection?
As I understand it, a civet is a catlike mammal.
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Answer by Party Marty Graw
The Kopi Luwak coffee beans are the rarest and most expensive in the world. They are pooped out by Civets. The digestive juices of the faux feline cause the bean to ferment slightly giving the bean a nutty flavor that leads to even more nuttiness
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What’s the difference between gourmet coffee and specialty coffee?
Question by y/a: What’s the difference between gourmet coffee and specialty coffee?
Can you give me an example of each? I’ve searced it everywhere i could think of and couldnt’ find anything that tells the difference or example of each. thanks
so would caribou’s Kenya AA considered a gourmet coffee or specialty coffee? it doesn’t really say in it’s website.
thanks Nicholas and AJC, that’s very insightful and helpful of you.
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Answer by stephanie sapra buchdale
not sure
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Q&A: What is the best coffee cake you ever tasted and whats its recipe?
Question by cutie: What is the best coffee cake you ever tasted and whats its recipe?
This has to be really good!!!!!
I’m hosting a party and they all love coffee cake but i want mine to be the best they ever tasted!!! They’re hard to impress. And if anybody has a good recipe, trust me it will be put to the test. So come on and help me out!!!
Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best answer:
Answer by Sugar Pie
All of these are wonderful. My favorite is whichever is on my fork at any given moment. 🙂
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Banana Coffee Cake
TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling
•1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
•1/2 cup butter, softened
•1¼ cups sugar
•2 eggs
•1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 to 3 medium)
•1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•2¼ cups all-purpose flour
•1½ teaspoons baking powder
•½ teaspoon baking soda
TOPPING:
•1 cup chopped pecans
•2 tablespoons sugar
•1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and sugar until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the bananas and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Combine topping ingredients; add half to batter.
Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with the remaining topping. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
Yield: 12-15 servings.
–Taste of Home
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Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake
2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking soda
pinch salt
1 egg, beaten
1 c. milk
1/2 c. butter, softened
1 c. fresh or frozen blueberries
1 c. chopped pecans
Streusel Topping
1/2 c. sugar
1/3 c. flour
1/4 c. cold butter
In bowl combine first four ingredients. Add egg, milk and butter. Fold in nuts and berries. Spread into buttered 9″ square pan. Mix streusel ingredients together until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. Bake 375ºF. degrees for 40 minutes.
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Raspberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup cold butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sour cream
1 egg, beaten
1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract
FILLING:
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup raspberry jam
1/2 cup slivered almonds
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour and sugar. Cut in butter as for pastry. Remove 1 cup and set aside. To the remaining crumbs, add baking powder, baking soda, salt, sour cream, egg and almond extract; mix well. Spread in the bottom and 2 in. up the sides of a 9-in. springform pan.
For the filling, beat cream cheese, sugar and egg in a small bowl; mix well. Pour over batter; spoon raspberry jam on top. Sprinkle with almonds and reserved crumbs. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before removing sides from pan.
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