Coffee

Coffee gets its own category because the site contributors take it seriously. the articles here cover origin countries and what their beans actually taste like, brewing methods at home and at cafe counters, the small differences between cup styles in Italy, Turkey, Ethiopia, and Vietnam, and the social setting that shapes how coffee is drunk in each place.

Practical pieces include grinder advice, water hardness as a quiet variable most beginners miss, and the question of when paying more for a bag is justified by what ends up in the cup. Some pieces also handle home roasting for travelers who came back from a trip with a kilo of green beans.