Mardi Gras is almost here! How are you celebrating? We think a little history of coffee and New Orleans is in order. Let's get ready for Mardi Gras from New Orleans!
This process is also known as the ‘semi-washed’ process. The outer skin is removed, similar to the washed processing method, but the mucilage remains on the parchment and is ...
Before beans are dried, the outer skin or pulp of the coffee cherries is removed. Afterward, the de-pulped beans are fermented for 12 - 48 hours in water ...
It’s the simplest and oldest way to process coffee. For this method, the whole coffee plant cherry is dried in the sun right after harvesting. After the cherries are dry ...
This method originated in Brazil in the 1950s. The fruit is pulped (like the wet process) and then laid out to be sun-dried. These beans are named “Honey Coffee” due to ...
A yearly Easter tradition in Poland, Śmigus-Dyngus is a fun activity for family and friends. Pouring buckets of water on each other is a Polish Easter tradition known as Śmigus-dyngus. It symbolizes...
On Holy Saturday morning, the streets of the Greek island of Corfu are transformed into a sea of ceramic as locals throw pots, pans, and other earthenware filled with water from their...
In Spain, the Easter holiday is an occasion for festivities and celebrations. Costumed members of religious groups parade through the streets, followed by floats representing Bible stories...
Easter celebration in Finland starts on Palm Sunday which is one week before Easter. Children dress up like witches and go door-to-door, asking for treats in return for short rhymes or poems. The little witches carry...
Locals celebrate a 350-year-old Easter tradition called Scoppio del Carro, or "explosion of the cart" to commemorate the time of the first crusade. On Easter Sunday a mechanical dove hits...
Antigua, located in southern Guatemala, covers its streets in colorful carpets throughout the Holy Week, held sometime between March 22 and April 23. On Palm Sunday, curcuruchas (carriers) wear...
An auto-drip coffee maker is handy, you don't need control the temperature or the water ratio as it pours over the beans automatically. The key to good auto-drip is to keep it as basic as possible, starting with...
