The Thing About Cuban Coffee

29 million Americans have gourmet coffee every day. You can find specialty coffee shops like Starbucks everywhere, but Cuban coffee, known for its strong taste, can only be found in the American region where there are many Cuban Americans. Popular with coffee lovers, it is the most popular and most popular coffee in the world. Often compared to espresso, it is actually a rich blend of traditional Cuban, Spanish and Italian coffee.

Cuban coffee is about twice as strong as regular American coffee. It is usually served at the end of the meal in a small cup called “Tacitas” that is smaller than the Demitas cup. It is a mud Javanese brew with an appetizing flavor and aroma sweetened by the amount of sugar used. The secret of “Café Cubano” or “cafecito”, known in Cuba, is darkly roasted coffee beans that are finely ground.

Coffee was brought into the eastern region of Cuba by French immigrants in the mid-18th century. In the early 1800s, it became a larger import than sugar. Cuba's natural humid climate, fertile soil, and two-century cultivation techniques make Cuba an ideal environment for growing coffee beans. Coffee beans grow in the shaded jungle of the Sierra Maestra Mountains. Bean cultivation is labor intensive and planting, growing, harvesting and processing procedures are perfect at every stage. Instead of using a mechanical dryer, large beans are used and excluded for testing in the sun. Since pesticides are not used, coffee is 100% organic.

Cuban coffee beans have an excellent reputation in Asia and Europe, with Japan and France accounting for 70-80% of exports. Other importers of Cuba coffee include Italy, Spain, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland and the Netherlands. The embargo on Cuban products has challenged America who wants to enjoy this unique coffee. However, Cuban American grocery stores and cafeterias sell Cuban coffee versions. There are many Cuban coffee companies like Tu Cafe and Cafe Llave, Cafe Pilon is the top seller and sells "real Cuban coffee". These branded beans are grown in Brazil, Colombia, or other parts of Latin America.

There are no secret recipes or processes for making Cuban coffee. All you need is freshly ground roast coffee beans, sugar, and a unique Italian double-chamber coffee pot “Cafeterra”. Pour water into the lower chamber and place the ground coffee in a perforated holder. Screw the top and heat the pot. The brewed coffee goes up to the upper room. Pour the coffee into "Tachita" and add sugar.

Drinking “Cafe Cubano” remains a prominent social and cultural activity in the Cuban and Cuban American communities. The rest of the world is gradually catching up to enjoy this particular style of coffee. You can find “real” Cuban coffee in many supermarkets, and specialty breweries are sold everywhere. If you want a true coffee experience, try Cuban coffee.