More coffee cherries - Costa Rica #26

Posted by Bookfool (Mississippi, United States) on 26 May 2009 in Food & Cuisine.

Aren't they pretty? Coffee cherries contain the raw coffee beans and, if planted in the right conditions (volcanic soil, altitude, heat, moisture), you can get a plant from a coffee cherry. Once they've done all the drying, separating and roasting you're stuck just boiling it to make a nice drink. I'm fine with that. I love the end result.

Comments (8)

Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand

What interesting info...I learn something everyday on am3!!!
Great shot!!!

26 May 2009 7:55am

@Linerberry: I've learned a lot at am3, too! Such fun! Thank you. :)

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

I always think the smell of roasting beats the taste by a mile.

26 May 2009 9:52am

@grouser: I used to think that, but I've turned into a coffee girl. Unfortunately, coffee is still secondary to my sugary soft drinks. I need to fix that problem.

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

They are so pretty, and I never ever knew about that! plus the photo is fantastic including the bokeh, wow, wow wow...looking forward to more of the history of one of my favourite thing in the world, you are such a sweet girl :)

26 May 2009 10:40am

@Lorraine: Thank you! I thought they were so pretty all lined up. Glad you enjoyed the history, you coffee-guzzling thing, you. ;)

Judy from Brooksville, Florida, United States

Aha, now I understand what the coffee cherry is ... thanks for the info and the fine image!

26 May 2009 11:29am

@Judy: You're welcome and thank you! :)

P J W Miller from Chase Terrace, United Kingdom

Wake up and smell that coffee

26 May 2009 4:16pm

@P J W Miller: Yeah, baby. Love that smell.

peter from new york, United States

these cherries looks so cool! can you chew them just like that? i'm sure its prob just better to wait for the end result : )

26 May 2009 10:13pm

@peter: You peel them and then pop the little coffee bean from the middle into your mouth. It's kind of bland and slippery and weird. Yeah, best just to wait for the end product. It's so much better!

Roman from Thunder Bay, Canada

Oh, well.... I'm the first one to the coffee watering hole...??? (is that even a right expression ???...)

Still away in Costa Rica ??

Cheers
Roman

27 May 2009 12:36am

@Roman: I think you're going to have to race the rest of us. Yep, still just on Day 2, here. I would love to go back. I've still got quite a few to post, but I don't want to go on forever! Which means I should probably someday pick up the camera, again, and get some other material. :)

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

Very neat photo... I now know much more than I once did about the appearance of these bushes.

27 May 2009 2:21am

@Earnest: They have shiny leaves, too. There. That's about all I know. I'm not certain I was listening very well, that day, now that I think back.

next day →

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