Cocoa and coffee are two different plants and have different flavors.
Chocolate, originally called cacao, is a seed taken from the fruit of the cocoa tree. The fruit that grows directly from the trunk and branches is also called cocoa pod. The color of mature cocoa fruits, also known as cocoa pods, changes from green to yellowish-brown or brown-red. Different tree species have different shapes, sizes and colors. When you split the pod, you can see the cocoa beans wrapped in a white fluffy substance. The beans are taken out, dried, and then roasted to become cocoa beans.
Coffee is a tropical woody plant of the Rubiaceae family. Climate is the decisive factor in coffee cultivation. Coffee trees are only suitable for growing in the tropics or subtropics. Therefore, the area between 25 degrees north and south latitude is generally called the coffee belt or coffee area, covering many countries on three continents. When other growing conditions are the same, the higher the altitude, the better the quality of coffee. In addition, the variety, planting soil, picking, and processing methods will also affect the quality and flavor of coffee.
Generally speaking, the coffee beans we talk about are actually the seeds of the fruit produced by the coffee tree. They are called coffee beans because they are shaped like beans. Unlike cocoa, coffee beans contain more than 200 volatile aroma substances. After roasting, Maillard reaction and caramelization reaction will occur, which will evolve into a more pleasant coffee aroma for us to smell and drink, including the sweet aroma of cocoa. We recommend Front Street Queen’s Estate coffee beans, which have a strong aroma of nuts, cocoa, and milk chocolate;
You can also try Front Street Bird of Paradise coffee beans, which are balanced beans with dark cocoa, citrus, and sucrose, suitable for those who don’t like coffee that is too sour or bitter;
In addition, there is Front Street Colombian Cymbidium coffee beans, which are also single-origin coffee with a mainly cocoa aroma. It tastes rich in dark chocolate and caramel flavors and is suitable for brewing with a variety of extraction methods.
You can now buy the above coffee beans online at the Taobao store “FrontStreet Coffee” (前街咖啡). FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou, China, and its Guangzhou retail shop sells coffee beans only. The shop carries dozens of coffee beans from different origins around the world, including carefully selected single-origin beans for V60 pour-over and espresso. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers.
The FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan coffee beans sold in the store come from the Typica variety grown at FrontStreet Coffee’s own plantation in Yunnan. The name comes from the year the brand and the plantation were founded. You can buy these beans from China’s Yunnan origin at the Guangzhou shop and at FrontStreet’s Taobao store.
FrontStreet coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days and deliver consistently excellent quality and great value. Orders placed before 17:00 are shipped the same day, and most areas within Guangdong Province receive them the next day.
FrontStreet Coffee Taobao store: https://qianjiecoffee.taobao.com
Or search for “前街咖啡” (FrontStreet Coffee) on Taobao
Important Notice: FrontStreet Coffee has moved to a new address: 315, Donghua East Road, Guangzhou (coffee beans only)
Tel: 020 38364473
