Korea Trip 2019 – Day 2
On the second day at 0915LT, after we had had the buffet breakfast in the hotel, we started our Day 2 schedule. Around 1.5 hours journey, we arrived the French Culture Village. The tour guide introduce to us that many scene of Korean TV series used that as the background. To me, hmm… my accompany
Korea Trip 2019 – Day 1
What a wonderful flight on A380! The weather was a bit cloudy though, we felt very thankful that the flight was unbelievably smooth. I could not even distinguish the difference between taxiing and turning as well as the stationary state on parking stand. As a foreigner, I feel that the ICN partly looks like the
AVSEC Exam prep
Why civil aviation is an attractive target of terrorist? Joint Venture/Codeshare partners coordination in emergency response plan Associated effect (with examples) Importance of personal effects Difference between drill and exercise Accident site management – 2 response parties (roles and tasks) Family management (with 2 examples) Humanitarian Assistance (HA) – 3 kinds of need
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Classification by Flavour (Coffee)
American people generally classify coffee bean into 6 grades (best to worse) : strictly soft soft softish hard (hardish) – Well rounded flavour. Rough. Hard. Rioy – With a slight river flavour. Rio – Pronounced, rough flavour
What’s Flat White?
[Ref STARBUCKS] What’s Flat White? Extra shot and pouring skills Extra shot ensure that it’s bolder than a latte, yet steamed milk keeps it smoother than a cappuccino. Also, steamed milk is folded into itself creating a velvety microfoam that gives the Flat White its silky texture and signature white dot.
What’s “Caffè Misto”
[Ref STARBUCKS] What’s Caffè Misto? Classic Caffè Misto, which the French call café au lait,is a half brewed coffee and half steamed milk. [50% brewed coffee + 50% steamed milk] Notes: adjust the flavor by choosing different roasts.
Coffee beans of Latin America (拉丁美洲的咖啡)
[Ref 新版咖啡學] During the publishing time of “新版咖啡學”, Latin America (拉丁美洲/中南美洲) is the largest coffee production region in the world; Washed coffee (水洗) and Semi-washed coffee (Wet hulling 半水洗) are two common processing methods for beans in Latin America. Brazil (巴西) is the world’s largest coffee producer. In 2016, Brazil produced a staggering 2,595,000 metric
Single-origin coffee v.s Blend
[Ref Freeman, James. The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee (p. 20)] Single-origin coffee (單品) Bean is from one country, one region, one farm, or even one part of a farm. Blend (拼配) One of the examples is Mocha-Java. Blend is to achieve a consistently delicious flavor. Rightly, commercial coffee should have same taste throughout
What’s “Wet milling”?
[Ref Freeman, James. The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee (p. 18)] Important: Wet milling ≠ Wet hulling! Wet milling is the final steps after the first phase of processing – the coffee usually stored for 1-3 months to help balance out their moisture levels.
What’s “Wet Hulling”?
[Ref Freeman, James. The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee (p. 18)] Wet hulling, aka “Semi-Washed processing” (半水洗), is a version of PN processing, usually used in Sumatra removes the outer skin → spread on large tables to dry (1 days) → rinsed and washed → partially dry → hull to remove the parchment → dry
What’s “Pulped Natural Coffee”?
[Ref Freeman, James. The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee (p. 18)] Pulped Natural coffee (PN法), aka “honey processing“(蜜處理) or Semi-Dry processing (半日曬), which is a cross between washed processing (wet) and dry processing (dry) removes the outer skin → spread on large tables to dry (5 days to 2 weeks) → rinsed and washed →
What’s “Natural Coffee”?
[Ref Freeman, James. The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee (p. 17)] Natural coffee is also known as dry processing Coffee cherries are dried whole Features of washed coffee more body less acidity with fruity flavors and blueberry scents
What’s “Washed coffee”?
[Ref Freeman, James. The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee (p. 17)] Washed Coffee is also known as “wet processing” removes the outer skin → soaked in water (fermentation) → rinsed and washed → dry The basic process is that the cherries are sent through a pulping machine, which removes the outer skin, leaving the sticky
Starbucks coffee finder
[Ref http://www.starbucks.com.hk/coffee/finder] Starbucks uses 3 questions to help you find a coffee you’ll love What flavor are you most drawn to? Savory Fruity Toasted Caramelized What sensation do you like on your palate? Crisp Smooth Rich How intense do you like your coffee? Subtle & Soft Medium & Balanced Intense & Robust [Ref http://www.starbucks.com.hk/coffee/our-coffees] Generally speaking, there are various degrees
What’s “Ristretto”? (Coffee)
[Ref: Freeman, James. The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee (p. 119)] Ristretto, or restricted espresso, is a shot that uses a heavier brewing ratio than the classic Italian brewing (ratio of 7 grams of ground coffee to produce 30 ml of espresso). Anywhere from a 1:1 to 1:1.5 brewing ratio is usually considered a ristretto
Notes about coffee
兩大咖啡品種 Arabica Roubusta History of Arabica Arabica Typica (@ Ethiopia, Yemen) Java Holland (The Tree) France Central and South America Arabica Bourbon Ronda France (Arabica Typica) Brazia Para Ethiopia 是以天然野生為主; Yemen才是最早發展咖啡栽培業的地方 Boubon 品種 x3 Coffea Mauritiana Bourbon Rond (= 綠頂波旁) Bourbon Pointu 時至今日,Saint Helena 的 Bound Rond 仍是世界上最貴的咖啡之一 (根說比 Blue Mountain 貴) 史實記載, Napoleon 死前就被囚在
Coffee
# Notes about coffee # What’s “Washed coffee”? (水洗) # What’s “Natural Coffee”? (日曬) # What’s “Pulped Natural Coffee/ Semi Dry Coffee”? (PN法 = 半日曬) # What’s “Wet Hulling / Semi-washed coffee”? (Wet hulling = 半水洗) # What’s “Wet milling”? # What’s “Ristretto”? (Coffee) # Single-origin coffee (單品) v.s Blend (拼配) # Coffee beans of
Learning basic English – The Weather and Neutral Word
[Ref https://7esl.com/weather-vocabulary/] Life is like a rainbow. You don’t always know what’s on the other side, but you know it’s there. It’s surprisingly + … It’s …. today. It’s gonna to be … [It’s going be …] It seems that … will continue into this Friday. [Adj] sunny cloudy windy cold hot rainy drizzling stormy foggy
