Espresso Coffee Machines

The Dutch coffee trade

The Netherlands in the seventeenth century was quite awesome. It occupied Batavia (present-day Jakarta, Indonesia), got coffee from the Arabian Peninsula, and planted it on the island of Java. The result was not bad. With the expansion of the planting scale, a large amount of Java coffee was exported back to Europe. The Dutch monopolized…

How did coffee reach India?

Because coffee is delicious and can be exported to earn foreign exchange, the rulers of the Arabian Peninsula at that time strictly prohibited the export of green coffee beans and seedlings. Around 1670, there was an Indian Muslim, probably because he liked coffee too much. He took out the spirit of drug dealers, swallowed a…

The spread of coffee in Europe

Coffee was first brought to Italy by merchants in Venice. These merchants opened a lot of cafes and sold coffee to high-end people at very expensive prices, just like the story of Starbucks just entering China. Some people in the Catholic Church were worried that this drink from the Arab region was not doctrinal, and…

The discovery of coffee

There are many different opinions about the discovery of coffee, but it is the most widely circulated and the most recognized story is this: a long time ago (how long? In the ninth century AD, Tang Dynasty), there was a sheep in a remote place (Africa, Ethiopia) Child, his sheep became mad after eating a…

Perfect roast

I think coffee is a lot like wine or chocolate. It is obvious when the quality is good. The flavor is complex but simple and round. You may taste sweet, spicy or fruity hints, and initially experience the full flavor and richness on the palette, then the blended simple touted flavor will gradually disappear until…

Bear coffee

About 20 years ago, my friend Dave and I went hiking in the Little Yosemite Valley. We packed the coffee in a small tin can and took away food and supplies. We left around noon, and after a full day of trekking, we entered the camp in the upper valley at sunset to deal with…