Tag: #Coffee
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Daily grind: Malaysian mill makes coffee the old-fashioned way
Taiping, Malaysia, Oct 1 (AFP/APP):A Malaysian worker pours roasted coffee beans into a pot of bubbling, melted sugar as an ageing machine stirs the ingredients into a sticky black mixture over a crackling wood fire. The Antong mill, believed to be the oldest such set-up in Malaysia, has been using the same methods to produce…
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Life Tips by Mehreen: Top Coffee houses in Lahore
Coffee is not only just a drink, it’s a culture, an art and a passion. There is a popular Ethiopian legend according to which, coffee was discovered by an Arab shepherd named Kaldi, who found his goats frolicking and full of energy after eating the red fruit of the coffee shrub. Coffee was drunk in…
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Three cups of filtered coffee may protect you from diabetes : study
ISLAMABAD, Dec 18 (APP): In a good news for coffee lovers, researchers have found that coffee can help reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes – but only filtered coffee, rather than boiled coffee. The study, published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, shows that the choice of preparation method influences the health effects…
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The coffee conundrum: consumption is up but trade prices are low
London, Nov 13 (AFP/APP): Despite a steady increase in coffee consumption around the world, trade prices have fallen dramatically in the past three years, hitting producers. At the same time, the cost of an espresso or latte remains as full-fat as ever. What’s going on? Futures on arabica and robusta, the most widespread varieties of…