Dreaming of Coffee

God's another great gift to mankind - Coffee

Couple of days back i dreamt about coffee.Like a video stream , i dreamt of myself drinking coffee in different places.Weird! The next morning i sat and thought of the all the places where i drank good coffee and my latest addiction to coffee.

My mom is a great cook.She cooks everything deliciously.I got the knack of identifying tasty food from her.She makes good tea.Morning coffee with Sunrise or Bru was not my liking.Most of the time when i was kid i drank  milk tea.Coffee mostly i did not like to drink anywhere in Pamban.

After joined in hostel in chennai , i started exploring drinking coffee.I liked my school hostel drinks specially morning coffee,my first real taste of coffee.Drinking coffee outside in hotels and restaurants were expansive for me.I was satisfied with my hostel coffee and the coffee taste remained in me till i joined college in Coimbatore.

Coffee in Coimbatore houses tastes far different from the one i tasted in my school and i liked this new taste.In Coimbatore they used grounded coffee beans and little milk.It taste rich and you won't feel  refreshing but you feel the taste and it remains in your tongue for a long time.In my college hostel we used to get coffee in the morning,everyday i was the first one to drink coffee as i was the first one to woke up.In fact most of the times i opened the gate for the milkman.

When we moved out of the hostel in my third,we stayed near a bakery. There very rarely we drank coffee.That bakery coffee was different from the household coffee and hostel coffee,they use less coffee powder and more milk(i knew you are all wondering how more milk!) as in all the coffee shop and bakeries in Tamilnadu milk was mixed with water(not water mixed with milk!).It tasted different and we all liked it.Coffee tastes nicer when we drinks with friends.

Cup of coffee...

There was a hotel in near our room , there  coffee was so much tasty  in fact one of the best i ever drank.I forgot the hotel name.But the coffee was costly.My lecturer(Kapil sir) used to buy for us.In one of my friend's(Suresh) home we used to drink 'Nescafe' coffee - a luxurious one, but i forgot the taste of it.Another friend of mine Surya whose father prepares wonderful coffee and tea.While doing project in TCS,chennai , i got chances to drink machine made coffee for almost 5 months.The machine coffee did not taste as good as the hostel one or coimbatore coffee, but i noticed the employees drinking it many times a day.I did not liked it. I drank that coffee twice or thrice to save money.

When i stayed in Bangalore very rarely i drank coffee, i remember the coffee i drank at the small coffee shop in Koramagala , very sugary but tasty.In Hyderabad 'Iranian chai' is far more better than coffee.Twice or thrice i drank coffee at Kamat hotel,there less milk and more coffee powder, the aroma was good and you feel the coffee for a long time.Couple of times drank coffee at "Coffee day " cafe , tried mocha and espresso but i did not like it much.Once i drank espresso at Apollo hospital coffee shop in Chennai ,one of the best espresso i ever had, it was only 8 rupees that time.

My favorite coffee shop at Tampines round market

First one year in Singapore i drank more coffee.My aunty used to make good coffee and i liked the way she prepares it.I still likes to drink coffee there.I drank different varieties of coffee at 'Starbucks' ,'Coffee Beans' and other international outlets but none of them satisfied my taste.In fact most of the time most people drinks coffee in those outlet just for sake of the brand(i have asked many of my colleagues and friends).Singapore coffee with its condensed milk has its own unique taste.One of my favorite coffee shop in Singapore is "Coffee Toast" outlets.I liked the taste, a real coffee,the aroma and the freshness.Another shop where i liked to drink coffee every weekend is located at Tampines round market.

My new coffee/espresso

In home i have tried many different brands of coffee powder, we have not finished most of them.At last found a good coffee(espresso) at Carrefour , i never heard of this brand before, just bought because its cheap and smelt good.  Last 2 days i drank coffee made with this powder, i liked it and it tastes good , aroma is good and refreshing.In office im drinking 3 in 1 Nescafe which is good.

My office coffee: 3 in 1 Nescafe

I will continue to explore more of coffee in coming years.A cup of coffee will make a great difference in your work specially when your tired and stressed out.Its time for me to have my evening coffee.