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Coffee

Any beverage made by the infusion, decoction or percolation of roasted and then ground coffee beans (the seeds of the coffee plant).

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Santos, Bourbon

Beverages; Coffee

A high quality, washed coffee from Brazil that is usually shipped through the port of Santos. This coffee is usually grown in the State of Sao Paulo or northern Minas Gerais.

Robusta

Beverages; Coffee

The only significant competitor among cultivated coffee species to Coffea Arabica. Robusta coffee beans lack the flavor and body of Arabica. Robusta is lower growing and higher producing; the result ...

espresso romano

Beverages; Coffee

Espresso served with a slice of lemon on the side.

Pyrolisis

Beverages; Coffee

A chemical breakdown that occurs during roasting that brings out the aroma and flavor of the coffee.

espresso, americano

Beverages; Coffee

Is a strong, flavorful coffee brewed by forcing hot water through finely ground coffee beans. In Italian, espresso means "pressed out" or "express". Espresso differs greatly from the common drip ...

parchment

Beverages; Coffee

The thin crumbly paper-like covering that is left on wet-processed coffee beans after the coffee berries have had the pulp removed and the beans dried.

espresso beans

Beverages; Coffee

Espresso is usually derived from a certain type of coffee bean; Coffea arabica commonly known as Arabica, but the other variety, Robusta, is also used in some espresso blends. Arabica beans are ...

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