Saturday, October 11, 2003


a woman after our own heart, or regional coffee culture part x

would you travel 95 miles for the perfect cup of coffee?

fam lee ken of malaysia did. in search of the ultimate cup of so-called "white coffee," she journeys to the hinterlands to a small cafe just to sample the sweetened asian version of a café au lait.

this drink is made with a special roast. the coffee in malaysia and that area is often roasted utterly black, sometimes with sugar and oil. when done with sugar, i have heard this called a "spanish roast."

this curious roast is then made into coffee; milk and sugar are stirred straight into the coffee pot according to the recipe of the coffeehouse; and then this is poured into the customers' cups from a great height with much pomp and ceremony.

i don't think i'd like this beverage, but i very much adore the fact that she dragged her husband all that way for it.

she's definitely a bccy-kinda girl. . .

if you doubted that coffee is hitting asia in a big way, the check out this article: mcdonalds is launching its mccafes in -- hold your breath -- singapore!

they wouldn't be there if the market research didn't prove that coffee is more than a fad for asians. our idea of a tea-drinking east is fast becoming outdated. . .coffee is sweeping the planet.

pour yourself another cup and connect with the globe! white coffee, espresso, or a steaming mug of kona -- it doesn't matter. we're all drinking it together!

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