BBC - Comedy Guide - (#)
„Mr Bean purchases his Christmas decorations at Harrods; collects money for and then conducts a Salvation Army band; steals the town centre Christmas tree; enjoys the free entertainment provided by carol singers; stuffs himself inside the biggest turkey in the world; and manages to upset his woebegone girlfriend Irma over Christmas Day lunch.“
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/.../ merrychristmasmr_1299002172.shtml - Cached
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BBC - History - Elisabeth Dakin (c.1848)
„After roasting, the bean needs to be ground. Ground coffee has a greater surface area than the whole bean, so the hot water can get to it more quickly and release the flavours. However, excessive grinding will cause the oils to evaporate and the coffee to taste bitter and acidic. Once roasted and ground the coffee is ready for brewing.“
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/ dakin_elisabeth.shtml
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„This is the coffee bean. The seeds of this shrub, which belongs to the Madder family , are called coffee, as is the beverage made from them, produced by passing boiled water through a filter containing ground roasted coffee beans. It can be consumed warm or cold and in any of the following styles: instant, filter, cappuccino , espresso (so strong you are only allowed 5ml at any one time, and it must be served in a steel reinforced cup), mocha , latte, or any combination of these with the word 'double' attached somewhere. Some drink their coffee with cream and sugar, others with milk and sugar ; but purists claim the only way to drink a cup of 'Joe' is black...“
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/a1675
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BBC - Food - Recipes - Baked Chocolate Cheesecake with Vanilla Ice Cream and Espresso Sauce
„16. To serve: drizzle the coffee sauce onto a white plate, add a slice of cheesecake and a scoop of ice cream. Dust with icing sugar and decorate with a slice of orange on the cheesecake and a coffee bean on the ice cream.“
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/ bakedchocolatecheese_5468.shtml
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CBBC Newsround | GLOBALISATION ENVIRONMENTAL | The real cost of coffee
„Half a million 2 million 20 million* [4] How many cups of coffee did the famous philosopher Voltaire drink each day? 50* 10 30 [5] Which is the world's most expensive coffee bean? Jamaican blue mountain* Brazilian cordeillera gold Columbian black seal [6] Buying Fairtrade coffee means that; You get cheap coffee The grower gets a good deal You both get a good deal* [7] 57 % of a raw coffee bean is not needed, what happens to a lot of the waste pulp? Gets thrown in rivers causing pollution* Fed to animals Made into cheap supermarket coffee [8] Growing coffee can cause which of these environmental problems?“
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/teachers/citizenship_11_14/subject_areas/globalisation_environmental/.../ 2982641.stm
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„The bean designated for an espresso is roasted just slightly longer than regular coffee beans so that the rich oils in the coffee are brought to the surface the bean. It is a surprise to most people to learn that this dark roast contains less caffeine than lighter roasts because the espresso process, hot water passing swiftly through ground coffee, leaves more caffeine in the grounds and less in your demitasse.“
http://www.sallys-place.com/beverages/coffee/ expresso_machine.htm
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