Gayo Highlands as the largest supplier of arabica coffee in Asia currently has a variety of ways residents Gayo coffee. Initially, residents prefer Gayo coffee Robusta coffee drinks as raw material. This is based on a sense that is considered more suitable for tongue population.
Apart from the taste, the higher the caffeine content be other reasons. As is known, since a small community in the Highlands of Aceh is already accustomed to drinking coffee. 3-5 cups a day can achieve even more.
Robusta coffee plantations in the early Gayo, considered more easy to maintain. Or even no treatment at all. Once planted, the tree is allowed to grow to a diameter of enlarged Robusta coffee which indicates this type have lived for decades.
Another reason people Gayo robusta coffee plant, especially in the outskirts of Takengon as desolate land. Robusta is considered suitable and able to live a barren areas, especially temperate or hotter lowlands.
Stars such as the District, Nara penance, until the District Linge, Linge former Muslim kingdom. According Rasidin, a businessman in Takengon ground coffee, Robusta coffee he took many residents of several districts that had been judged the best in quality Robusta Central Aceh.
"People in some of the District's sultry Takengon robusta coffee making as savings", said Rasidin is now multi-hundreds of millions of products a month dominated robusta coffee powder.
How can ?. It is said Rasidin, a resident in the District fringe Takengon Robusta then drying the harvested fruit to dry skin.
"Robusta coffee dried and stored over new homes for sale currently in need of money for various domestic purposes. Robusta coffee can be stored dry months and even years, "said Rasidin.
Together robusta coffee, coffee plantations beginning in Takengon, highland community is also planting early varieties, namely, Jember and Ramong. After the era of Robusta, Jember and varieties Ramong, coffee plantations are now entering the decade Gayo Arabica coffee based preferred international coffee market. Dozens of varieties of Arabica, such as Super Ateng, Ateng Jaluk, teams, Borbor, East Timor Super and some other varieties, dominated plantation residents.
Whatever type of coffee, it turns out different ways to enjoy coffee Takengon interesting people to follow.
Many stories of how people's highlands sipping coffee as the beverage is always obliged to be there. If you are at home, drinking coffee farmers Gayo usually elegantly.
Powdered coffee brewed with boiling hot water recently. Always use white sugar from sugar cane or some that use palm sugar. Well if it was in the garden or peruweren. Peruweren is the location of the Gayo people herding buffalo. Its location is usually in forested areas away from settlements.
Coffee made more spesipik. Style adventurers. This is the most interesting part of drinking coffee in the Gayo. The trick, coffee powder put into a container of water. Then cooked over boiling perapian.Setelah furnace, hot water already containing powder in a cup of hot coffee poured recently given gula.Gulanya, white sugar or brown sugar.
One time, late afternoon promenade with the cool mountain town of Takengon which according to Malik Mahmud Mentroe like Switzerland, with a row of pine mercusi and view the lake, I open up the internet while waiting for customers.
Ria Ayu come together. Both are crew manager lovegayo internet news site that was launched from Takengon. Site lovegayo.com originally derived from social networking communities that make up the page itself, I Love Gayo.
Ria prefer taking a latte. Coffee is made from coffee extracts predominantly fresh milk plus milk foam (foam). While Ayu, tall girl, prefer espresso. Coffee extract. I was somewhat surprised. Because Ayulah warungku the first woman in the espresso coffee.
Originally Ayu also a little hesitant to drink espresso. Whether to risk drinking it. I assure Ayu, no matter if it's ngak Ayu coffee enthusiasts. Ayu uprise espresso.
"Wow this woman is also critical. Really coffee addict ", i said only in the liver.
In contrast to Ayu, the other is Roni coffee addict, entrepreneur famous stall in Jalan Sengeda Takengon, Walnuts. The young white man, if not quite a coffee cup. One glass first, Roni usually drink espresso. Coffee bergelas small size is only 30 milliliters. After the usual Roni uprise cappuccino or black coffee.
Similarly, some foreigners who traveled to Takengon. As Sofie and Hilda. Both drank each of the three cups of coffee from a different menu. Generally, the Caucasians is often invoked Jeget because of his skin color, drink coffee in a long time. They really enjoyed every sip of coffee. The first glass, cappuccino, then black coffee and coffee ice closed.
Western tourists are generally drink coffee, however difficult it is, without sugar. They really enjoy the taste of bitter coffee but raise a addiction. Of the fanatic coffee drinker, yesterday night (4/28/11) I had guests.
Win His name, his face filled with feathers. Beard, mustache and sideburns. Small boned. Like the man Aceh coast. Because his father came from the coast of Aceh. Win represents Coastal macho character, with mancungnya nose. His appearance kalem.Sorot sharp eyes. Skinny. Fur on his face seems to always be shaved.
I know Win is long. His profession is an agent Aceh newspaper publications. Staying at Paya Tumpi. Although Win know, I do not know close to him. If you live in Jakarta, I'm sure it could be a soap star Win Teuku Wisnu.Hehehe beat.
Win come evening. Sitting on a bar stool. Yellow jacket and jeans pants. "My Teku Mane betih fig espresso machine isien boh", said Win opened the conversation. I smiled. When Win dating last night, I had to come home because of the rain and I counted no more guests who come to drink coffee.
After talking kuojong kuralek, Win messages coffee. "Espresso well," said Win. Earlier I heard from a staff Bergendal Coffee, Juhka, one of their customers is Win. But I do not suspect that heavy coffee drinkers Win.
Win like uprise water only. One cup of espresso passing quickly from his throat. Win then order the next cup. Americano. Double Shot coffee drinks. Size for two cups into one glass.
I asked Win, whether Amricanonya mixed hot water. Because there are two ways to drink coffee Americano. Pure coffee without additional hot water or hot water added. Win states without interfering hot water. Serious thought. Win enjoy Americano bit long.
When will menggrinder coffee, Win asked me to smooth the coffee grinder finer (Finer). Not too coarse (coarser) so that the resulting coffee is more concentrated and longer flow.
Two glasses through his throat. Win did not stop, he wants to close the Friday night drinking coffee with cappuccino. According to Win, he often drank coffee once sitting up above cost Rp 50 thousand.
Win argue, is able to eliminate opium-smoking coffee in his body. Therefore, this man was able to drink coffee in large quantities at one sitting. "I never drink coffee at coffee Bergendal to tremble," Win said to me.
"After drinking coffee, morning, I saw my urine becomes yellow. Mean nicotine cigarettes has been cleared, "said Win argue. I do not know whether true or not understand Win.
According Juhka, an employee Bergendal Coffee, a time he serve coffee drinkers who come to Bergendal Kopi.Lelaki this coming, I'm guessing Juhka are farmers. Still young.
"Bang, osah abangpe Kupi",with gayo language said farmers in Juhka while sitting. Because the order is not clear, given Juhka Espresso coffee farmers. When he saw a small espresso cups, these farmers had protested.
"Well Kupi kucakni gelase sanake this song", said farmers in this teritit protest. Juhka give a jar of white sugar on the farmer. After being given sugar, farmer's drinking. Then shouted again, "Well there Kupi this to the very bitter", he said on Juhka little scream.
Juhka just smiled. We will pay, these farmers also protested again. "Kupi there to this song pedi mall", he said again on Juhka. Juhka back smiling. Perhaps out of curiosity, said Juhka, young farmers dating back to Bergendal next day.
He came with some friends. "Kupi bang Jn. Kupi mane song enti yoh ", he said on Juhka. Juhka just smiled broadly.