tradition
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choclo — first humita try
Generally speaking, it is a sweet corn. The difference is the state of maturity. A choclo is a sweet corn in its very early, tender state of ripeness. It could be seen as a cultural decision and tradition in this area, including Ecuador, to use the choclo as something special, although it is very common.…
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La guayusa
Ethiopia gave us coffee, Asia gave us tea, Argentina yerba mate, and the Amazonian rainforest, the guayusa.
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Dissecting Hospitality — the guest always sits with a drink at hand
In 1988 I visited the magnificent city of Vienna for the very first time. For the following twelve years I sat in about ten of their traditional Coffeehouses, most of which have been in operation at least 80 years, some over a century. Café Hawelka was my most frequent choice. It was opened in 1939…
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The Bible Weight
One of my sketching books looks like a Bible. I stepped out of church decades ago. But today, as I was handling a couple of books, and was about to put them on top of the sketch book, all my nerves stopped my hand. Suddenly, my eyes saw this structure, and all of me recalled…
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kale’i, tona
Wisdom, science and culture, all seem to agree that the mother who gave birth in her highlands to the coffea berries, through flowering shrubs and trees of the Rubiaceae family, was the beautiful Ethiopia. Today, the traditional Ethiopian coffee rituals continue vibrantly. These entail the whole process needed to brew a cup of coffee —…
Sila Blume 