On Sun, 21 Feb 2021 19:59:08 -0800 (PST), dsi1
> wrote:

>On Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 3:37:44 PM UTC-10, wrote:
>> On Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 7:23:42 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> > On 2/21/2021 8:02 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> >
>> > >>
>> > > That's a given as they are primary crops. Coffee grows there, too.
>> > > (Anyone remember Cea?)
>> > > Jill
>> > >
>> >
>> > Remember her well. I used to buy coffee for my wife from them. Good
>> > stuff. Best value for shipping cost was to buy 2# at a time.
>> > https://www.smithfarms.com/
>> >
>> I've bought Kona a few times, but it never seemed worth the high cost.
>> Of course, making one's spouse happy is worth a lot.
>>
>> --Bryan
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>I used to buy Kona coffee from a guy in my club. It was pretty amazing stuff - no foreign debris, no malformed beans, no broken beans. I don't know how the guy did it. The taste of Kona is pretty smooth - maybe too smooth and mild.
>My favorite smooth coffee is Trung Nguyen. It's as smooth as Kona. It's not for everyone since how it's processed and what's in it is kind of a secret. Heck, it really doesn't even look like coffee - it's a dark, ultra fine, grind with an oily look to it - probably because it has added oil. It's probably best to not ask too many questions about it. One has to get it from Chinatown so that's another problem.

If Asians don't want to tell you what's in it, assume the worst!