Gourmet Diary: Cafe Edition
This gourmet diary entry is about a meal I had at a cafe.
It also serves as a review of the coffee I drank, so I hope you enjoy reading it.
About this shop...
This time, I ate at a cafe called Hotchino Coffee.
This cafe is a shop that handles what are known as specialty coffees.
To begin with, what is specialty coffee...
Coffee that consumers evaluate as delicious and are satisfied with.
Green beans that have been properly managed during cultivation, harvesting, production processing, sorting, and quality control in the producing country, with extremely few defective beans mixed in.
Roasted beans that have been transported and stored appropriately, roasted without deterioration, and show no signs of defective beans.
Coffee that is properly brewed, expressing the wonderful and characteristic flavor profile of the production area in the cup.
In short, it means supreme coffee that is produced from high-quality beans and provided after much time and effort.
Tasting...
I ordered Ethiopian coffee and a kangaroo burger.
I wondered if you could actually eat kangaroo meat, so I decided to order it.
The owner of this shop apparently learned their knowledge in Australia, a leading country for coffee.
Maybe that's why they serve kangaroo meat?
The taste was very light.
There was no fat at all, so I suppose it's very lean?
The flavor is close to beef, and since it has no gamey taste, it's easy to eat and not heavy.
There were pieces of pineapple here and there, and the sweetness was a really nice accent.
The coffee had a nice acidity to it, and I didn't really feel much bitterness.
I wonder if it's a light roast?
It was very easy to drink, and I felt it didn't have much of a distinct aftertaste.
It went well with the hamburger, and the balance of flavors made it pleasant to drink and eat.
They sell coffee beans here too, and they carried beans that were more fruity and acidic rather than bitter.
I'd like to buy some next time.