Coffee and the People of Aceh
Coffee is a daily drink that is very popular in Aceh, it is becoming a tradition. There are so many coffee stall or bar that always full of people who enjoy drinking coffee. For the men, drinking coffee in a stall or bar is a way to make social interaction or even networking.
Going to Banda Aceh, it is better to taste the original coffee of Aceh especially in the area of Ulee Kareng. The way the bartender serves it is very unique, they don’t use shaker or espresso machine but a sieve made from fabric. Coffee powder are filled into the sieve, then the bartender pours boiled water into it. The bartender raise it above the head, pour the coffee into glasses. Everyone may taste the original coffee or with milk.
The most popular coffee from Indonesia is kopi luwak. This kind of coffee is very famous and expensive. Luwak is actually an animal which eat coffee seed. Therefore, the seed is to hard to be digested so that it comes out together with the luwak’s feces. It is then hygienically processed becoming coffee powder.
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I just Googled the Luwak – what a cute animal! That said, I probably wouldn’t want to think where the coffee seed had been.