What is coffee

The coffee bean is actually a mature seed of the cherry of the coffee plant. The coffee plant grows in different parts of the world. After harvesting of the coffee berries, they are stripped of its outer layer.

After the beans are dried, they are roasted. Now the sugars in the coffee bean caramalize which creates the coffee oil which is responsible for the aroma and flavor of the bean. There are different degrees of roasting, from light to very dark roasted.

After roasting the beans are grounded. You can choose to buy ground coffee, but you can also grind your coffee yourself. Again various degrees of grinding are possible, from very fine (for espresso or filter coffee) to half fine.

Finally follows the preparing of the coffee. There are several ways to prepare coffee. You can make coffee with an ibrik, a percolator, a cafetière, a boiler or a fully automatic coffee machine.

Click on the link to read more about the history of coffee.