The Bitter Bean; Origins
It comes from a berry,
much like a cherry,
and through the cogwheels it goes.
21st century coffee,
origins like geography,
a journey to the cup that you hold.
A bitter luxury. So fundamental to modern day existence it had become one of the most traded commodities globally. It is processed in fields, sheds, kitchens and factories worldwide. Traded and graded. It’s most commonly but not solely consumed as a beverage. Hot. Cold. Prepared in a vast number of ways that vary from region to region, house to house and person to person. It’s prepared with dairy or non dairy milk,...