Traditional Javanese people culture drinking coffee habit from centuries. We, at MesaStila - Central Java, Indonesia still keeping the tradition as one of our in-house activities program with Coffee Plantation Tour.

Guests may experience and explore on how to plant, grow, harvest the coffee trees and continue with drinking the Kopi Tubruk with condiments as signature experience you'll find at MesaStila - Central Java, Indonesia.

Five Unique Ways To Drink Coffee 

Coffee discovery began when a goat herder from Ethiopia named Kaldi saw his goat became energetic after consuming somewhat exotic looking red berries. The herder tried the berries himself and energy swept through his body. He began to love those magical beans after the first try. The distribution of coffee beans is believed to begin from that day forward. From herder to monks, to Arab traders and European discoverers, now coffee ended up being the world's second largest traded commodity in the world.

Just like different people enjoy different ways of eating their breakfast, coffee delights people in so many different ways. Here are some of the few ways of how coffee is enjoyed throughout the world:

1. Egg Coffee, Vietnam

Have you ever tried drinking coffee with eggs? If you haven't travelled to been to a Vietnamese coffee shop in your city then your answer would probably be no.

The coffee is mixed with egg yolks, sugar, condensed milk, and preferably Robusta coffee. The coffee is poured into the first half of the cup. Then beat egg yolks, sugar, condensed milk, and more coffee altogether in a bowl, heating them at the same time to form egg cream. Put the cream on top of the cup.

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       2. Kopi Tubruk, Java

People in the land of Java like their coffee thick and sweet. Like, really sweet. They mix coarse coffee grounds with hot water and sugar (and sometimes milk), and leave the grounds to settle in the cup.

On the side, they like to have bananas, roasted coffee beans, and brown sugar. What makes it more unique, they snack on the roasted coffee beans altogether with the brown sugar. It surprisingly tastes like chocolate caramel.

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       3. Café Lagrima, Argentina

Coffee drinkers might not understand the point of ordering Café Lagrima when you can't even taste the coffee. Yes, you can't taste the coffee because it is actually an espresso cup filled with milk, and a drop of espresso. This drink is popular in Argentina for people who can't handle strong coffee.  

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       4. Kaffeost, Finland

To drink coffee with cheese is probably the last thought most people would have in mind. But in Finland, juustoleipa (a type of cheese) is cut into cubes to be put on the bottom of a coffee cup, and then the coffee is poured on top. When the coffee is finished, people eat the cheese with a spoon. Curious of what it tastes like?

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        5. Mazagran Coffee, Portugal

Mazagran Coffee is a unique beverage from Portugal that mixes cold coffee with lemon juice. Hot coffee is poured into a glass of ice, and then lemon juice is poured on top of it. It is said to be refreshing and has been a popular drink on hot summer days.

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Thanks to the internet, the recipes for these beverages can be found online so go ahead and have fun with your cuppa!

More information, visit our blog http://6-elements-healthy-living.com/2015/02/12/five-unique-ways-to-drink-coffee/