On Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 6:30:10 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Feb 2021 19:59:08 -0800 (PST), dsi1
> > wrote:
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> >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:
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> >> > >>
> >> > > 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
> >
> >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!
It's probably an ancient oriental secret. All I know is that it's wonderful coffee. That's all I need to know. We should just place our trust in the merciful Buddha.