{"id":112090,"date":"2015-06-26T17:38:35","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T07:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=112090"},"modified":"2015-06-26T17:38:35","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T07:38:35","slug":"coffee-kicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/06\/26\/coffee-kicks\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee Kicks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>June 26, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Jason Ford<\/strong>
\nFord on Food<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Coffee may not be food, but my life is unsustainable without it.<\/p>\n

It’s my greatest vice .. and somehow, I don\u2019t think I\u2019m alone.<\/p>\n

These days I drink straight 30ml shots of espresso – no milk or sugar.<\/p>\n

It allows me to really taste the qualities of the coffee grind and all the subtle flavour profiles.<\/p>\n

Besides, it means the coffee is faster to make and I get to drink it immediately from the espresso machine, which satisfies my caffeine deficiencies.<\/p>\n

If you thought beer was the most consumed beverage in the Western world, then you thought wrong.<\/p>\n

Beer actually comes second to coffee in national consumption, which goes some way towards explaining the record sales of home espresso machines and the boom in coffee making courses.<\/p>\n

The coffee tree is indigenous to Africa, but is now grown in many tropical and sub-tropical countries.<\/p>\n

The tree produces a red coloured bean, which is washed, fermented, de-husked, dried-out and then roasted.<\/p>\n

Before grinding, beans of various origins are often blended to give a more complex and full flavour.<\/p>\n

There are two main varieties of coffee:<\/p>\n