Coffee and Tea Flashcards

1
Q

Major varieties of coffee

A
Bourbon 
Typica
Heirloom Ethiopian
Catimor
Gesha
Pacamara
SL-28 and SL-34
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2
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this plant is responsible for all Tea: black, green, Oolong etc.

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Camellia Senensis

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3
Q

what makes black tea black

A

Fermented fully oxidized leaves

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4
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important black teas regions of production

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Assam (northeastern India)
Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Darjeeling (Himalayan foothills of North India)
Keemun (Anhwei Province China)
Lapsang Souchong (produced by drying tea leaves over burning pine needles) Fujian Province in China
Nilgiri (Southern India)
Yunnan (Yunnan province in China)
Dianhong (Yunnan province)

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5
Q

What does Oolong mean

What style of Tea is it

A

Black dragon: means the leaves are semi-fermented. oxidized more than green tea less than black

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6
Q

What are some bourbon type coffee varieties

A

Kent
Jackson
Teksic
SL subtypes

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7
Q

what is a prince Charles

A

Drambuie and Coffee

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8
Q

what is a Cortado

A

Espresso cut with warm milk

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9
Q

What is Ca Phe Sua Da

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Vietnamese iced coffee strong coffee with sweetened condensed milk over ice

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10
Q

What is a flush (tea)

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term used for growth of new buds and leaves used for tea

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11
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important green teas and regions of production

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Gunpowder (China and Taiwan)
Hyson (Zhejang Province in China)
Dragonwell (China)
Gen Mai Cha (Japan)
Gu Zhang Mao Jian (Fujian Province in China)
Gyokuro (Japan)
Hojicha (Japan)
Matcha (Japan, used in Japanese tea ceremonies)
Pi Lo Chun (China)
Sencha (Japan)
Liuan Leaf (Lu’an melon seed Anhui province of China)

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12
Q

which coffee comes from higher-yielding trees producing coarse coffee with higher caffeine contact

A

Robusta

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13
Q

totally caffeine free coffee plant

A

Coffea Charrieriana

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14
Q

Coffee plants have preference for latitudes within these Tropics

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Tropic of Cancer/Capricorn

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15
Q

most coffee cherries contain two seeds except one what is it called

A

Peaberry

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16
Q

how much rainfall does Coffee require

A

60 inches annually minimum

17
Q

difference between wet method and dry method of coffee processing

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Wet Processing involves washing the coffee beans of fruity material while the beans are still moist right after they are picked. Dry Processing involves first drying the coffee cherry in the sun while regularly raking the beans free of any dried fruit.

18
Q

Requisite maximum moisture content after drying coffee beans

A

12.5% max moisture

19
Q

Luigi Bezerra invented this machine in 1901

A

‘Tipo Gigante’ or espresso machine

20
Q

who invented the piston driven “Classica” that uses water pressure rather than steam to create espresso

A

Antonio Gaggia

21
Q

Two main species of Coffee

A

C. Arabica (fine coffees, more expensive)

C. Canefora (Robusta) more caffeine, cheaper