Personally, I don't like coffee, but after this trip I really wish I did! Costa Rican coffee is supposed to be some of the best in the world, and even though the country does not produce necessarily the most coffee, it takes pride in the quality that this country can produce. At both Cafe Britt and the small inorganic coffee plantation with the upcoming brand name of Cafe Del Tal, I tried small sips of coffee and still didn't like any of it. All of the coffee drinkers in our group, though, said it really was amazing. Even though I don't like the taste of coffee, I absolutely love the smell! The aroma of coffee in the morning is one of the most refreshing things to smell, and if coffee tasted like it smells, I would be addicted as well. In searching for more information about coffee on the internet, I found this really great website that provides some fun Costa Rican coffee recipes. The website is owned by a company called Costarrican Coffee, and they are an internet delivery service of their brand of coffee to anywhere in the world. Here are a few of the fun recipes! The Caribbean one has to be made in places like Puerto Viejo, where we just went, because lots of things there are made with coconut. Even the rice and beans had coconut in it where we ate dinner the one night. The coffee float just sounds fun, and maybe i'll even like the taste of that one!
Caribbean (hot) 8 servings
1 coconut
2 cups milk
4 cups strong coffee
1 tablespoon sugar
1. Punch two holes in to coconut, pour liquid into saucepan
2. Bake coconut for 30 minutes at 300 F degrees
3. Break open coconut, remove meat, and grate.
4. Mix coconut meat, coconut liquid, and milk in a sauce pan
5. Heat over low heat until creamy.
6. Strain
7. Toast grated coconut under broiler
8. Mix milk mixture, coffee, and sugar
9. Pour into mugs, garnish with toasted coconut.
Coffee Float (cold) 4 servings
2 1/2 cups strong coffee
2 teaspoons sugar
2/3 cup cream
4 scoops of coffee flavored ice cream
1 large bottle of Coke
1. Sweeten coffee with sugar, and chill
2. Mix coffee and cream
3. Fill 4 glasses half full
4. Add one scoop of ice cream to each glass
5. Top with coke
More recipes at: http://www.costarricancoffee.com/recipes.htm
Caribbean (hot) 8 servings
1 coconut
2 cups milk
4 cups strong coffee
1 tablespoon sugar
1. Punch two holes in to coconut, pour liquid into saucepan
2. Bake coconut for 30 minutes at 300 F degrees
3. Break open coconut, remove meat, and grate.
4. Mix coconut meat, coconut liquid, and milk in a sauce pan
5. Heat over low heat until creamy.
6. Strain
7. Toast grated coconut under broiler
8. Mix milk mixture, coffee, and sugar
9. Pour into mugs, garnish with toasted coconut.
Coffee Float (cold) 4 servings
2 1/2 cups strong coffee
2 teaspoons sugar
2/3 cup cream
4 scoops of coffee flavored ice cream
1 large bottle of Coke
1. Sweeten coffee with sugar, and chill
2. Mix coffee and cream
3. Fill 4 glasses half full
4. Add one scoop of ice cream to each glass
5. Top with coke
More recipes at: http://www.costarricancoffee.com/recipes.htm
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