FS HN 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Rose Water, Boiling Point, Coffeemaker

• School: Iowa State University
• Department: Food Science and Human Nutrition
• Course: FS HN 111
• Professor: Kenneth Prusa

Document Summary

Greeks and turks: prefer very strong, sweet, almost syrupy-like that is boiled. Syrians: add cracked cardamom seed and rosewater or orange blossom water to boiled coffee. Cafe au lait: french way of serving coffee. Equal parts of strong coffee and hot milk. Five main coffee-growing areas are located in the equatorial zone: east. Africa, brazil, colombia, mountains of central america, islands of. Can survive in dry or too chilly conditions. West africa and southeast asia, some in brazil. Kenya, central america, southeast asia, some in brazil. Brazilians and italians prefer dark-roasted coffee beans. When cherry is about 6 months old, turns a deep purple or red color and harvested. Import green coffee beans to obtain desired characteristics of what is popular within the country. After blending, roasted to extent of preference of country. Browning of bean: chemical breakdown or caramelizing of some of sugars and dextrinizing some of the starch. For maximum flavor, beans should be ground just before brewing.