Coffee and Cafés of Amsterdam (#)
„The Dutch, of course, have an intimate connection with the bean as they were the first to actually grow the plant on European soil (see Fertile Grounds). And Dutch traders were quick to exploit the potential of the black brew, setting up the earliest coffee plantations and using the proceeds to fuel themselves as well as their nascent stock market. But even though Amsterdam, along with London, was one of the twin centres of the early worldwide coffee network, consumption at home was generally the quick and bitter fix that became the standard fare for caffeine starved workers. Of course there were specialty shops like Geels>> that served the more sophisticated tastes but, in the main, coffee in cafés was seen as simply a chaser for alcoholic stuff flavoured with hops or juniper.“
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„Café Magazine is the original coffeehouse magazine on the World Wide Web begun over a decade ago as an experimental mix of electronic communication and caffeinated bohemia.“
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„Late last century, a new process was introduced where beans were spun in a hot air chamber heated by natural gas; this system remains the most widely used to date. The chemical make-up of the coffee bean changes during the roasting process: water dissipates in the bean and a series of chemical reactions change sugars and starches into oils, which give coffee much of its aroma and flavor. When roasted, the coffee bean doubles in size, and the caramelization of the sugar turns it from green to brown. The color and appearance of the roasted bean depends on how long it has been roasted for.“
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„Across the road from the entrance to the animal enclosures of the Plantage is a cafe called Plancius which combines good design, friendly ambience and decent coffee.“
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„Café Magazine is the original coffeehouse magazine on the World Wide Web begun over a decade ago as an experimental mix of electronic communication and caffeinated bohemia. Our archives go right back to the wide eyed days of 1994 and includes information no longer online.“
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„Inside, on the ground floor of the Film Museum, is the Cafe Vertigo. After working hours, around six to seven in the evening, the place is mobbed - no matter what day it is. Ordering a drink takes a bit of perseverance as everyone crushes up against the counter waving guilders at the hassled bartender.“
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