Wake up! ... and smell the coffee

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I am sleepy... ZZZZZzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzZZZZZZZzzzzzz..... *snoring*

WAKE UP ...... and ...... SMELL THE COFFEE!!!!

Coffee Beans

I do not know whether it's a sign of aging or what? But since i hit 30, i LOVE coffee... YES... i am coffee lover. I appreciate the taste and smell of the coffee. Kalau nak lepak just dok minum coffee pun ok. Kena bayar mahal pun takpe. Cuma RedBerry tak pakar pasal coffee beans. There are so many type of coffee beans. Kalau kita pegi kedai mana2, rasa tak sama kan? Kalau uols bukan coffee lovers, uols rasa sama jer kot :) Ada mcm2 kalau uols nak tau... ada Arabica, Costa Rican, Colombian Supremo or Brazilian ... mcm2 lagi. 

Coffee Plant

Look at the pix above. Tu ler pokok kopi. Comey gak ek, ada kaler hijau.. ada kaler merah. Ye la, ada yg dah masak, ada belum... yg merah tuh dah ready nak kena process kot.

RedBerry bukan nak citer pasal coffee beans. Tgk la title pun.. wake up and smell the coffee. Today is Sunday and RedBerry rasa malas yg amat. Rasa ngantuk jer.... Lepas breakfast tadi, tetiba dapat idea nak tulis pasal coffee.

RedBerry kalau masuk Starbuck, Coffee Beans or mana2 kedai nak minum coffee, selalu jer BLUR nak minum apa. Rasa semua sodaaappppp... kehkehkeh... Pulak tuh kalau they all tukar2 nama kan, lagi confuse nak order yg mana.. ye tak? So jom kita tgk apa yg selalu RedBerry order kalau nak lepak minum coffee.

Coffee #1 - Caffe Latte

Caffe Latte 

Caffe latte! Caffe latte! Fuhhh try la sebut byk kali... mmg rasa mcm Italiano habes! Tingat masa RedBerry pegi Rome masa zaman2 study dulu. Punye la jakun kan? Kata dulu tak minum coffee. Dulu minum milo jer *giggle* Skang dah tua baru tahu apa itu kenikmatan COFFEE lah! *grin* Ok ok.. masa kat Rome dulu, pegi ngan kawan2, nak minum coffee. RedBerry ni org kampung. Sekali masa nak order tuh, nama pelik2 kan? Latte, Macchiato, Espresso mcm2 la.. naik pening. Nampak nama paling Italiano habes masa tuh for me.. was Latte (boleh tak???????... uwaaaa nanges hakuu)... so i ordered Latte. Sekali dia kasi coffee and milk jer. Byk mahal lak tuh. Errkkk.... APAKAH? Lepas tuh baru la blaja.. rupanye... Latte is MILK. *ketuk kepala* Kopi susu ko! Hahahaa... ampun! Tapi takpe, belaja dr pengalaman ye tak? Since then, everytime nak pi obersea, RedBerry akan try blaja dulu bahasa tuh skit b4 pegi sana. So that takde la blur kan? kalau in Paris they called it as Caffe au lait - coffee with milk. Le lait = milk.

Coffee Latte is usually prepared by 1/3 espresso and 2/3 steamed milk, and it is often flavoured with coffee syrup. 

Coffee #2 - Caffe Mocha

Mocha 

Biasanye RedBerry akan order Coffee Mocha kalau trasa nak manis2 and chocolaty. Mmg la Mocha ni coffee tapi cara prepare tuh mcm latte cuma ada tambah chocolate skit. Tu pasal Mocha nih ada manis2 skit.

Coffee Mocha is prepared just like Coffee Latte, but with a portion of chocolate (sweet cocoa powder or chocolate syrup). Mocha can be dark or white chocolate. 

Coffee #3 - Cappuccino

Cappuccino 

Dari muda mudi sampai la zaman dah 30s ni, Cappucino selalu menjadi pilihan hati ku :) RedBerry suka cappuccino ni sebab selalunya they all akan create foam dari steamed milk tuh. Biasanya mesti they all jugak buat some sort of ART from the foam. Tgk la pix kat atas tuh, ada shape mcm bunga gitiew. I suka! Very artistic. Kalau kita buat sendiri kat umah, boleh ke? :D

Cappuccino is generally made using 1/3 espresso, 1/3 steamed milk and 1/3 frothed milk. Powdered cocoa or cinnamon can be sprinkled on top.

Coffee #4 - Espresso

Espresso 

Biasanye kat Italy la mmg famous sgt Espresso. Dulu masa sempat pegi Italy, we all stay kat umah kawan pada my fren. Mmg org sana. Rumah dia mmg ada machine espresso. In fact, pagi2 bangun jer, dia terus tanye nak espresso tak. Merasa la espresso pure dari Italy. Hahaha... RedBerry tak brapa nak suka minum pure espresso coz it's minum dlm cawan kecik and mmg PEKAT. RedBerry suka minum espresso yg dah dicampur2. Mcm Latte, cappuccino etc. Ye la, semua tuh mmg dibuat dr mocha jugak, beb.

Espresso is a concentrated beverage brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee.

Coffee #5 - Turkish Coffee

Turkish Coffee

Again! Belaja-dari-pengalaman punye citer. Hehehe... al-kisahnye. A few weeks back, on Friday nite, RedBerry pegi makan nasi Lamb Kabshah kat restaurant arab kat Jalan Ampang sana tuh. Sorry, lupa nama restaurant, beb. Entah apa kena ngan RedBerry, punye la excited nak makan makanan Arab sampai nak order minum pun, pilih ala2 gitiewww. Ohhhh!! RedBerry! Masa org tuh tanye nak order apa for drink, RedBerry trusssss menerussss jawab... Turkish Coffee puhhleeessssssssssssss.... wowwww trasa ala2 arabic gitiew. *ketuk kepala!* My husband senyum jer. Dia kata takpe order la, nanti RedBerry tau camna ye. Tgh sengih2 dok tunggu Lamb Kabshah (favourite tau!)... waiter tuh letak my husband punye drink dulu. Ok, besar gak gelas dia. Then dtg la waiter hantar my Turkish Coffee. Tak sabar nih, Kata coffee, beb... tolong la.  Sekali dia letak depan mata, RedBerry mampu cakap... "erkkk... ni jer?" hahahhaa.. nak tau pasal apa? Cawan punye la kecik, sebijik mcm dlm pix kat atas tuh. Ohhhh!! TIDAK!!! yaa ampunnn... buat dosa lagi kah aku!!! hahhahaa... Mr RedBerry sengih jer tgh muka RedBerry yg terkejut. Ok fine... takpe la kecik pun, mesti sodap! RedBerry dgn baca bismillah, terketar2 la angkat cawan yg kecik tuh. Minum.... sluurrrppp... PAHIT!!!!!! penuh dengan residue coffee tuh. Tak tapis! Hahhahaa... again, Mr RedBerry kata, mana ada tapis. Mmg pekat and pahit. Tu pasai dia letak sugar kat tepi suruh tambah sendiri. Seriously, mmg PEKAT melekat u!

Turkish coffee is prepared in an ibrik (a small coffee pot that is heated to boiling). Sugar is optional and is added during brewing. Cream or milk is not added.

Coffee #6 - Frappuccino

Frappuccino

Kalau singgah ke Starbucks, RedBerry suka beli Frappuccino coz dia byk flavour. Frappuccino ni trademark  ice-blended coffee kat Starbuck. So nama ni takde la org lain guna, kecuali Starbucks. The word FRAPpuccino diambil dari word frappe and kalau dlm GREEK, it means a foam-covered iced coffee. Kalau in French, frappe  means chilled. Tapi kalau kat USA, the word frappe biasanye they all refer to milkshake. Kira frappuccino ni mcm milkshake ler. RedBerry suka!

Frappuccino is a blend of ice and mix of coffee, water, milk and various syrups. It comes with many flavours. RedBerry suka!

Jom kita minum coffee!!!

Ok la. See ya in my next entry!

Till then.. a bientot!

RedBerry