Comments on: Coffee Drinking Rituals Around the World

By: Nora

Nora — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 16:17:53 +0000

In reply to clach.

Hi Clach,
I would imagine the coffee in Portugal would be amazing – and cheap! Mmm…..I’ll be there right away. 🙂

By: Nora

Nora — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 16:01:58 +0000

Hi Doug,
Wow – that two-pot method sounds awesome! Never thought I’d need to visit China (again) to have a great cup ‘o’ joe. Maybe next time… 🙂

By: clach

clach — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 22:34:16 +0000

Since I live in Portugal, I am in love with Portuguese coffee, which is as good as the espresso in my native Italy, sometime better, but come always at almost half of the price!

I like also Vietnamese coffee, althogh not so much the red plastic chairs :), and I consider the coffee luwak from Indonesia a kind of scam, but the one I tasted in Laos on Bolaven plateau made by a Dutch man, may be the best I ever had

By: Doug Waterman

Doug Waterman — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 20:44:00 +0000

It is interesting how coffee is consumed / enjoyed at other locales.
My German friends swear by a nightly espresso before bed – “no caffeine”
The two pot gravity balance / steam method used in China made for quite the process. There was nothing quick about it while the unit was meticulously set up, the water boiled out of the heated vessel, the fulcrum sways to the other side as the water boils out of the original pot and condenses into liquid, the grounds steep in the energized water until the system (water and vessel) cools down, at which point the liquid is sucked back out into the original, now cooled, vessel. The fulcrum tilts back to the original position, leaving you to enjoy a nice strong cup of Joe.
No, the bottomless cup is not an option!

By: Nora

Nora — Sun, 29 May 2016 17:02:45 +0000

In reply to Tina. Thanks, Tina!

By: Nora

Nora — Sun, 29 May 2016 17:02:33 +0000

In reply to Dyanne.

Dyanne – My sentiments exactly….especially about the red plastic stools!

By: Tina

Tina — Sat, 28 May 2016 20:42:55 +0000

Even though I don’t drink coffee, still an interesting infographic … enjoyed learning about rituals around this drink from around the world!

By: Dyanne

Dyanne — Fri, 27 May 2016 23:53:37 +0000

In reply to Nora.

Let’s just say… you won’t find coffee anywhere on the PLANET that’s as good as Vietnam! I think it has something to do with those wee red plastic stools. 😉

By: Nora

Nora — Fri, 27 May 2016 20:16:38 +0000

In reply to Agness. Agness: Here here! (*sipping coffee*)

By: Nora

Nora — Fri, 27 May 2016 20:16:13 +0000

In reply to Dyanne.

Hey Dyanne,
You’re absolutely right – espresso-based coffee is much more widely available in North America now….thank goodness!
So….I guess what you’re saying is….I won’t find coffee in Ecuador that is nearly as good as in Vietnam??? 😉