The decadent, rich, dark skinned Goddess that has taken my life and transforms it into utter joy when she is present.....

Coffee, Coffee my love.

Je ferais mieux d'aller choisir mon vocabulaire 

Pour te plaire  

Dans la langue de Moliere

                                                               ~ Charles Aznavour

Over the last few years I have had several shifts in diet and taste, especially with regards to coffee.. From what I gather a lot of the people that I have spoken to about coffee, many of them have pretty much said that

1. They like coffee.
2. They hated it or disliked it as a kid.
3. They will drink any old coffee. 
4. A lot of them prefer a Caffè latte over an Americano.
5. Many prefer milky coffee that isn't overly strong.

These past few years I have refined my taste in coffee. I used to like milky saccharin coffee, which at the same time as being milky was damn strong. Since I kicked the milk bucket and dare touch the stuff the world of coffee has opened up and shown itself. Even before I turned vegan I stopped drinking milk in coffee. It tastes more like coffee without milk added in, milk of any kind, soya, almond, oat, cow, goat, I don't care I will never pollute my coffee with that stuff ever again. 

As Jimmy Urine once churned out in Mindless Self Indulgence's song "Shut Me Up" 

I like my coffee black just like my metal. 

Coffee and avocados, I adore these two things in this world a heck of a lot more than I even like most people.

I have over the last year and a bit learnt that just as you can burn tea you too can burn coffee, then it tastes like shit when it is burnt not to mention it stinks. It is kinda like when you watch American films and they are in a cop station and the big bellied cop grumbles and grunts about cop house coffee when dealing with a visitor to the station, I'd imagine that it is like that, or if you stop off at a garage to fill up your car and go inside to pay and walk out with an over priced cup of swill that passes for petrol station coffee. Trust me, it takes a while for your nose and taste buds to be able to pick up on the burnt factor of your coffee. Leave percolated coffee out for a minute. I am talking instant coffee. The coffee I drink at home is instant but I have a soft spot for expensive instant, Nescafe instant espresso, Oh my I adore the coffee.

I have learnt that the water should not be boiling, it should also not be lukewarm, you can hear it when the kettle is on, that point where the amalgamation of heat and water starts getting to a catharsis, when the water is just starting to vigorously bubble but is not boiling violently while chuffing out scalding steam. It must be gently bubbling, NOT boiling. Quickly flick the kettle off when it gets to that point. If you miss it don't worry. let the water cool slightly or pop the kettle open and add some cold water. Then you add it to the mug that contains the powder that only god could have created, that is how not to burn coffee. You'll get the hang of it. I have known for a really long time now that you can burn tea, again with the use of boiling water, but some tea needs to be 'burnt' such as green tea. The hotter the water with green tea the more antioxidants and good stuff it lets out, seriously, Green tea and coffee are like the holy waters of my life.

I would love to walk around smelling like coffee all day, I love coffee, coffee cake, the smell of coffee, the texture of coffee beans, the flavor, the everything. I LOVE COFFEE. If you ever want to make me happy, like really happy, show up at my house with amazing coffee, a kitten, films, Vegan ice-cream or cake, and Vegan falafel or a bunch of avocados and popcorn. That is what makes me seriously super happy. Coffee.

Oh and technically coffee comes from a little shrub, Coffea, which has growing upon it Coffee berries, the berries are picked when ripe, the seeds within them dried before they are roasted  and ground, then the ground mush is brewed and transformed in to a fabulous dark skinned goddess in a mug. That brings happiness, love, and warmth to those who appreciate her full body aroma and decadent flavor.

xxxxxx
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