{"id":13859,"date":"2015-11-27T16:43:03","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T05:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures?p=13859&#038;preview_id=13859"},"modified":"2024-09-18T16:43:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T06:43:11","slug":"black-as-hell-strong-as-death-and-sweet-as-love-our-ultimate-global-coffee-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/black-as-hell-strong-as-death-and-sweet-as-love-our-ultimate-global-coffee-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Black as hell, strong as death and sweet as love: our ultimate global coffee guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As coffee lovers, we tend to find our caffeinated beverage of choice and stick with it. We develop a reputation at our favourite caf\u00e9 for being a latte lover or cappuccino connoisseur, and soon we don\u2019t even need to speak when we step up, bleary eyed, to the counter: the barista just knows.<\/p>\n<p>But step outside the confines of your preferred caf\u00e9 and into the wider world, and coffee becomes a very different story. In order to avoid disappointment when trying to replicate your morning cup of joe on the road (I\u2019m looking at you, whipped cream from a can and a bowl full of coffee-flavoured milk), here are some beans of wisdom on coffee around the globe:<\/p>\n<h3>When in <em><strong>Argentina<\/strong><\/em>, order a <strong>Lagrima<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_13864\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/argentina-jesus-dehesa.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13864\" class=\"wp-image-13864 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/argentina-jesus-dehesa.jpg\" alt=\"argentina---jesus-dehesa\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/argentina-jesus-dehesa.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/argentina-jesus-dehesa-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/argentina-jesus-dehesa-799x449.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/argentina-jesus-dehesa-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/argentina-jesus-dehesa-576x324.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/argentina-jesus-dehesa-711x400.jpg 711w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image c\/o Jesus Dehesa, Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The lagrima is like coffee for beginners. A small cup is filled with steamed milk and foam, with a drop \u2013 literally \u2013\u00a0of espresso. Not much of a heart-starter though; java addicts in <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/argentina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Argentina<\/a> should ask for a caf\u00e9 en jarrito (a double shot of espresso) or a cortado (espresso with a little milk) instead.<\/p>\n<h3>When in <em><strong>Austria<\/strong><\/em>, order the <strong>Wiener Melange<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/austria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Austria&#8217;s<\/a> very sweet, very frothy take on the cappuccino, the melange contains a cup of espresso, one egg yolk, brown sugar and is topped with whipped cream. If you\u2019d prefer a more savoury start to the day, ask for a Vienna coffee or caf\u00e9 melange, which is a double shot of espresso and cream.<\/p>\n<h3>When in <em><strong>Ethiopia<\/strong><\/em>, take part in a <strong>coffee ceremony<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_13865\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ethiopia-matt-handy.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13865\" class=\"wp-image-13865 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ethiopia-matt-handy.jpg\" alt=\"ethiopia---matt-handy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ethiopia-matt-handy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ethiopia-matt-handy-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ethiopia-matt-handy-799x449.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ethiopia-matt-handy-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ethiopia-matt-handy-576x324.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ethiopia-matt-handy-711x400.jpg 711w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image c\/o Matt Handy, Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A jebena buna is a must-do in <a href=\"\/ethiopia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ethiopia<\/a>. Performed by women decked out in traditional garb, green coffee beans are slowly roasted over hot coals, then ground in a mortar and pestle. The coffee is then mixed with water in a long-necked clay pot (the jebena) and boiled, and when steam starts pouring from the jebena\u2019s spout, the buna is ready. A filter of horsehair or cotton is stuffed into the neck of the pot, and the brew is poured into small, handle-less cups. While sugar is the sweetener of choice, some regions add salt and butter instead (it\u2019s said a pinch of salt makes the coffee less bitter). Coffee ceremonies in Ethiopia can last hours, and participants are expected to consume three cups, for luck.<\/p>\n<h3>When in <em><strong>Finland<\/strong><\/em>, order a <strong>Kaffeost<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Coffee and\u2026 cheese? Hot coffee is poured over small chunks of juustoleip\u00e4 (cow- or reindeer-milk cheese curds), which is then eaten with a spoon after you\u2019ve finished drinking. Only in <a href=\"\/finland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finland<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>When in <em><strong>France<\/strong><\/em>, order <strong>un<\/strong> <strong>Noisette (s\u2019il vous plait)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_13867\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/france-sarah-sosiak.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13867\" class=\"wp-image-13867 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/france-sarah-sosiak.jpg\" alt=\"france---sarah-sosiak\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/france-sarah-sosiak.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/france-sarah-sosiak-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/france-sarah-sosiak-799x449.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/france-sarah-sosiak-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/france-sarah-sosiak-576x324.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/france-sarah-sosiak-711x400.jpg 711w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image c\/o Sarah Sosiak, Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Named after a hazelnut due to its, well, hazelnutty colour, the noisette is the French version of a macchiato: espresso with a dash of hot milk. Milky coffees, such as caf\u00e9 cr\u00e8me or caf\u00e9 au lait, are usually served in a bowl, and should only ever be ordered at breakfast. The French rarely drink these themselves, so if you want to fit in while pounding the <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/france\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parisian street<\/a>s, perhaps stick with un noisette or un allong\u00e9.<\/p>\n<h3>When in <em><strong>Greece<\/strong><\/em>, ask for a <strong>Frappe<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Just like a chocolate milkshake, only coffee? Caffeine aficionados may turn up their noses at <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/greece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greece\u2019s<\/a> frappe, as it\u2019s made with instant coffee, water, evaporated milk, sugar and ice. After a vigorous shake (that would put Bryan Brown to shame), the frappe is served in a tall glass with a straw.<\/p>\n<h3>When in <em><strong>India<\/strong><\/em>, order a <strong>Kaapi<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_13869\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/india-kamakshi-schidanandam.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13869\" class=\"wp-image-13869 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/india-kamakshi-schidanandam.jpg\" alt=\"india---kamakshi-schidanandam\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/india-kamakshi-schidanandam.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/india-kamakshi-schidanandam-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/india-kamakshi-schidanandam-799x449.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/india-kamakshi-schidanandam-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/india-kamakshi-schidanandam-576x324.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/india-kamakshi-schidanandam-711x400.jpg 711w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image c\/o Kamakshi Schidanandam, Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This strong (read: very strong) cup of joe is brewed with chicory and mixed with milk and sugar. Before serving, it\u2019s poured from one cup to another, ideally from a height of one metre \u2013 some cafes in <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/india\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India<\/a> list it as \u2018metre coffee\u2019 or \u2018coffee by the yard\u2019 \u2013 which aerates the coffee, giving it a fine layer of bubbles.<\/p>\n<h3>When in <em><strong>Ireland<\/strong><\/em>, have an <strong>Irish coffee<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_13870\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ireland-steve-McClanahan.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13870\" class=\"wp-image-13870 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ireland-steve-McClanahan.jpg\" alt=\"ireland---steve-McClanahan\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ireland-steve-McClanahan.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ireland-steve-McClanahan-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ireland-steve-McClanahan-799x449.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ireland-steve-McClanahan-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ireland-steve-McClanahan-576x324.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ireland-steve-McClanahan-711x400.jpg 711w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Steve McClanahan, Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We don\u2019t recommend starting your day with one of these, due to its main ingredient: whiskey. One and a half shots of it. Invented by a chef in Limerick County, <a href=\"\/ireland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ireland<\/a>, after a group of American tourists disembarked from a particularly bumpy journey on a flying boat, it was made using coffee, sugar and heavy cream, with a slug of whiskey to calm the nerves. The Germans have a similar beverage called the Pharisaer, consisting of coffee, rum and whipped cream.<\/p>\n<h3>When in <em><strong>Italy<\/strong><\/em>, have an <strong>espresso<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_13871\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/italy-ed-chadwick.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13871\" class=\"wp-image-13871 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/italy-ed-chadwick.jpg\" alt=\"italy---ed-chadwick\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/italy-ed-chadwick.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/italy-ed-chadwick-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/italy-ed-chadwick-799x449.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/italy-ed-chadwick-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/italy-ed-chadwick-576x324.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/italy-ed-chadwick-711x400.jpg 711w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image c\/o Ed Chadwick, Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/italy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italians<\/a> don\u2019t cradle their coffee like many other cultures (you won\u2019t find a group of locals sitting around at an outdoor caf\u00e9, sipping their macchiato while catching up on news); instead, an espresso is ordered \u2013 short, black and with a layer of crema on top \u2013 and is consumed in one gulp, usually while standing at the bar. Another popular choice is the espresso romano: espresso served with a slice of lemon.<\/p>\n<h3>When in <em><strong>Japan<\/strong><\/em>, get your coffee from <strong>a<\/strong> <strong>vending machine<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_13872\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/japan-cherrie-mio-rhodes.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13872\" class=\"wp-image-13872 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/japan-cherrie-mio-rhodes.jpg\" alt=\"japan---cherrie-mio-rhodes\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/japan-cherrie-mio-rhodes.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/japan-cherrie-mio-rhodes-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/japan-cherrie-mio-rhodes-799x449.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/japan-cherrie-mio-rhodes-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/japan-cherrie-mio-rhodes-576x324.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/japan-cherrie-mio-rhodes-711x400.jpg 711w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image c\/o Cherrie Mio Rhodes, Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In a country famous for its oddly stocked vending machines \u2013 selling everything from bunches of flowers and Buddhist charms to toasted sandwiches and live lobsters \u2013\u00a0it\u2019s no surprise that coffee makes the list. Drop in your Yen, decide whether you want hot or cold, choose your brand (perhaps the Tommy Lee Jones-endorsed BOSS Coffee?) and voila! <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coffee\u2019s up.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>When in <em><strong>Turkey<\/strong><\/em>, order a <strong>Turkish coffee<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_13873\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/turkey-mimmo-domenico-russo.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13873\" class=\"wp-image-13873 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/turkey-mimmo-domenico-russo.jpg\" alt=\"turkey---mimmo-domenico-russo\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/turkey-mimmo-domenico-russo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/turkey-mimmo-domenico-russo-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/turkey-mimmo-domenico-russo-799x449.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/turkey-mimmo-domenico-russo-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/turkey-mimmo-domenico-russo-576x324.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/turkey-mimmo-domenico-russo-711x400.jpg 711w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image c\/o Mimmo Domenico Russo, Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There\u2019s an old saying in <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/turkey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turkey<\/a>: Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death and sweet as love. In fact, coffee culture in Turkey is so important it was included in UNESCO\u2019s 2013 Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (that\u2019s a mouthful!). Beans are ground into a fine powder and boiled with a cardamom pod and water in a cevze \u2013 a small silver pot with a long, thin handle \u2013 then poured into a cup. Avoid drinking the thick sediment at the bottom; the thick sludge doesn\u2019t taste that great, and can actually be used to tell your fortune by a tasseographer.<\/p>\n<h3>When in <em><strong>Vietnam<\/strong><\/em>, try an e<strong>gg coffee<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>With an ingredients list that reads like a cake recipe (albeit a strange one: coffee, egg yolks, condensed milk, sugar, butter and cheese), egg coffee is not unlike a mocha-flavoured custard. The drink was invented in <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/vietnam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hanoi<\/a> in the 1940s when fresh milk was extremely scarce, so an egg was substituted. The drink didn\u2019t immediately take off; the egg needs to be whisked to within an inch of its life to avoid cooking in the hot coffee or exuding an eggy flavour, but with years of experimentation and adaptation, egg coffee is now one of Hanoi\u2019s most popular beverages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let your wanderlust percolate. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15582,"featured_media":13873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9],"tags":[400,260,62,19,253,58,41],"class_list":["post-13859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","tag-coffee","tag-food-adventures","tag-france","tag-italy","tag-travel","tag-turkey","tag-vietnam","ipf_theme-food","ipf_region-france","ipf_region-italy","ipf_region-turkey","ipf_region-vietnam"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Our Ultimate Global Coffee Guide | Intrepid Travel Blog - The Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Avoid disappointment when trying to replicate your morning coffee while travelling, here are some beans of wisdom from around the globe.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/black-as-hell-strong-as-death-and-sweet-as-love-our-ultimate-global-coffee-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The ultimate global coffee guide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As coffee lovers, we tend to find our caffeinated beverage of choice and stick with it. 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