Black Gold

Posted in Coffee and Tea on March 20th, 2007 by mei| | .

I like my coffee like how I like my man: rich and very black.

I also tend to like him pint sized and either bitter or very sweet. Yes, yes, Mei is an espresso shot kinda gal. I despise instant coffee with a vengence and I won’t go anywhere near the watered down americano joe.

Truth be told, I really can’t tell you where to go for good coffee in Taipei. What I can tell is where not to go. For example, I found the coffee at a certain bagel chain here horrid. It’s the kind that sets off wanking migraines for hours on end. At least I have to give the joint credit for sticking true to their New York diner style roots, as bad as it is. Yuk yuk.

What I do condone when it comes to savoring arabica’s finest is to brew your own. Anybody who has made the walk from the original Fushing Sogo to the Breeze center might recall passing a charming little coffee and tea periphernalia store where oft times there’d be store attendant handing out little paper cups of tea… and you guessed it, coffee.

Tea and Coffee Store
No. 85, Fushing South Road, Section 1
復興南路一段85號

For 125nt dollars I can buy my own 1/2 pound of Italian roast grounded to suit the moka pot friends brought back for me from Spain last summer. I keep the grounds in an air-tight glass container in the fridge and even if I made a pot a day I would have plenty to last me close to a month.

Coffee, unlike my man, should be very cheap.

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  1. gino said,

    on March 21st, 2007 at 9:39 am

    The coffee jokes are brewing, hot and steamy.

  2. soozy said,

    on April 2nd, 2007 at 5:32 pm

    Hi Mei! I work in Taipei a lot (I am based in HK and was lucky enough to drink java in NY for a few years before moving back) and saw recently that a Dean and Deluca opened up in the basement of Breeze Center! I make my own coffee too…I bought a drip cone and mellita filters from jason’s in the basement of 101. Freshly ground tastes the best! -Soozy

  3. mei said,

    on April 3rd, 2007 at 1:38 am

    Soozy,I’m not familiar with the drip cones and mellita filters but I swear by moka pots. I love espresso machines but I doubt I’ll be acquiring one any time soon. I’m currently working on this brand of Indonesia java that my friend brought back for me called “Bali Dancer.” Simply delicious straight up or with some light muscovado sugar and/or condensed milk.

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