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I seldom go out for #coffee anymore (b/c it's quite expensive here), but I was out & had time to kill this afternoon. The coffee is from #Ethiopia, & it was brewed on a #Kono #siphon (aka #vacpot). The #cafe was Sweet Cafe in #Taichung, #Taiwan. (It's the same place I buy my green beans for roasting.)

#showmeyourcoffe
#coffeeshops
#coffeeshop

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May 12, 2017 at 8:12amWeb
Show threadMilicaMay 12, 2017
@SlowRain Hello! My first #showmeyourcoffee entry. Homemade Turkish #coffee , blend of Arabica and Robusta. ☺ https://social.tchncs.de/media/-5ev1hwmvdptr7XzPMM
Show threadSoapDogMay 12, 2017
@MiaG @SlowRain that looks great! It has been so long since I last had robusta beans, cool! ☕
Show threadSlowRain Has Moved! See below.May 12, 2017
@soapdog @MiaG It's been a long time since I've made #TurkishCoffee. I have a beat-up #Sozen grinder & a #cezve here. If the weather isn't too hot on Sunday, I may make some #Turkish #coffee.
Show threadMilicaMay 12, 2017
@soapdog @SlowRain https://social.tchncs.de/media/ZoBb6dZG7uED9KzVtM4 Me too, I drink it rarely. I usually drink coffee in caffes since I am far from home most of the day.
Show threadSlowRain Has Moved! See below.May 12, 2017

@MiaG Nice grinder. What brand is it? (I'll have to polish mine a bit before I dare post a picture.)

I didn't make #TurkishCoffee at all this winter. I don't do it often, maybe once or twice a year. I'm not sure if it's my beans, my roasting, or my method, but I just don't get excited over it.

Show threadMilicaMay 12, 2017
@SlowRain It's not branded.☺ Turkish coffee is served here at any time of the day. 😑 I hate when somebody asks me if I wanted to drink it at 10 p.m. (I live in Belgrade, but that is habitual all over Balkan)
Show threadSlowRain Has Moved! See below.May 17, 2017
@MiaG What's your recipe for #TurkishCoffee?
Show threadMilicaMay 17, 2017
@SlowRain Pour water into a cup first, to measure the amount of it. (Add sugar, I usually don't do it) Then heat the water and remove without boiling it. Add a rounded teaspoon of coffee (or two it depends on your taste). Stir the ingredients with a teaspoon, the mixture has to be homegeneous. After the foam rise upwards remove the cezve from the heat. Let it calm down for a while(about 10s) Put one teaspoon of the foam into cup.Then heat it again for the second rise of foam.
Show threadMilicaMay 17, 2017
@SlowRain homogeneous*
Show threadMilicaMay 17, 2017
@SlowRain Don't boil it. Remove and let it calm down. Pour the #coffee into the cup slowly. Drink it when grounds settle down.
Show threadSlowRain Has Moved! See below.May 18, 2017

@MiaG I think I had always destroyed the foam by accidentally boiling it before. I'm trying to be more careful now.

Preheating the water like that seems like a good idea to shorten the total brew time. It should make it less bitter, too.

#coffee
#TurkishCoffee

Show threadjsilvaxMay 12, 2017
@SlowRain that looks SOO good!!! I have a siphon at home, but I haven't really mastered brewing on it. I need to find a coffee shop where I can taste what a real cup of brewed siphon coffee tastes like.
Show threadSlowRain Has Moved! See below.May 12, 2017
@jsilvax What brand is your siphon, & how many "cups" does it supposedly make? (I don't have one, so I can't help.) You could also find a group of coffee enthusiasts in your area and join them at their next meet-up.
Show threadjsilvaxMay 13, 2017
@SlowRain I think mine makes 2 cups. I'll have to check when I get back from my vacation in Italy.
Show threadSlowRain Has Moved! See below.May 14, 2017

@jsilvax I imagine the #espresso in #Italy would be roasted a bit darker, so may not be as bright/sour/acidic/fruity as in the US. I don't know about their brewed #coffee, though. I imagine it's similar. Do they really have a cafe culture where customers just pop in, say "Hi", drink an espresso, and then go?

Enjoy your vacation.

Show threadjsilvaxMay 14, 2017
@SlowRain Most Italians I've seen just stand and drink their espresso and leave. Though really, I am talking more about the flavor profiles and having variety of beans, prideful in their sourcing etc. Like I said though, I might just not know where to go for quality Italian coffee. I've had the most flavorful lattes in LA. where I can taste the hints of chocolate or cherries. In addition to amazing beans, the baristas need to know how to make it the right way. There's an art to it
Show threadSlowRain Has Moved! See below.May 14, 2017

@jsilvax FWIW, most Italians think what's known as 3rd-Wave coffee in the US, UK, etc. is not good coffee. You'll just have to enjoy coffee their way while you're there.

What part(s) of Italy are you traveling in?

Show threadjsilvaxMay 15, 2017
@SlowRain haha yeah. Rome, Florence, Venice. Florence has been my favorite so far.
Show threadSlowRain Has Moved! See below.May 15, 2017

@jsilvax I've never been to Italy, but it would be nice to go someday.

If you're still in Florence and in need of a cafe, you could try ditta Atigianale.

Show threadjsilvaxMay 18, 2017
@SlowRain ah I wish I would have seen this when I was over there! I just got back to LA. Today is my first day back to my normal life haha
Show threadSlowRain Has Moved! See below.May 18, 2017

@jsilvax That's OK. Next trip.

Whenever we go somewhere, the first thing I do is research #coffee shops--even before looking into hotels. Priorities. Luckily, my wife is now used to this.