Lasem Coffee, Coffee "Lelet" Rembang With "Nyete" Tradition

Lasem Coffee, Coffee "Lelet" Rembang With "Nyete" Tradition

In Indonesia many volcanoes so that Indonesia produces many good coffee, including coffee Java, Sumatra, Toraja. All three are robusta coffee and have almost the same shape. Arabica coffee is preferred abroad. Arabica coffee produces more acid, has cream and foam produced when coffee boils over robusta coffee. Coffee Indonesia became the most favorite coffee after Hawai and Jamaica.

Coffee is not just a drink. Coffee has an unexplainable effect on people who do not like coffee. Culture drink coffee is already become a habit of Southeast Asia, especially in Indonesia. Drinking coffee becomes one of the ways of relaxation people after tired of struggling with daily activities. In addition “nyruput” a coffee, people can meet each other and chat with others.

The culture of coffee in Rembang comes from “mblandong” (looking for wood in the forest). Working fatigue makes the community has a culture of nap, coffee, and people's party (after harvest). Each region has its own coffee and presentation. Rembang itself is not a coffee bean producer.

Lasem Coffee is better known as “Lelet” Rembang coffee is one of the various types of coffee in addition to coffee Colo, Coffee Plukar, Coffee Jollong, Coffee Gunem, Gayo Coffee, Toraja Coffee, Kopi Luwak and other coffee. Perhaps many people are still strange with Lasem coffee or “Lelet” coffee. But for people who live around Rembang, Lasem coffee or “Lelet” coffee is not foreign.

Lasem coffee or “Lelet” coffee is made from ground coffee beans with machine selep & sieved as much as eight times in order to obtain smooth spheres like flour. Lasem coffee or “Lelet” coffee  is a black coffee with a fairly strong acid impression. At first glance there is no difference with other types of coffee, the difference lies in the density of coffee dough, the taste is strong, soft  spheres buliran in Lasem coffee or “Lelet” coffee and how to enjoy it.

How to serve on Lasem coffee or “Lelet” coffee is also known as a different coffee with the way of serving coffee drinks in general. First coffee and sugar are put in a pan and then poured hot water into it. The dough is still to be re-cooked after a completely boiling coffee new is served.

Another uniqueness of drinking Lasem coffee is "nyete" which is typical Lasem habits that combine 3 things, namely coffee, cigarettes and batik: batik on cigarettes using coffee grounds. Not hard to buy Lasem powder coffee. Many stalls provide it. In fact, one of the coffee shops in Lasem, already preparing coffee powder with various packaging to be enjoyed by people who are outside Rembang and miss with Lasem coffee. In the streets many coffee shops are found. Especially in the Lasem District, which is where the first Coffee Birth Born.

Lasem Coffee, Coffee "Lelet" Rembang With "Nyete" Tradition

Lasem coffee is also called Coffee “Lelet”. The emergence of coffee term lelet itself because after coffee is drunk, the rest of this coffee pulp which is then applied (Javanese: dilelet) in cigarettes. Surely not directly smeared.

First of all, the rest of the coffee grounds are poured in a saucer (small plate), then the remaining water is dried with a tissue. Once dry, then added a little creamer.

This cream functions as a glue while giving a scent. This mixture of coffee and cream dregs is then applied to cigarettes with the help of yarn, spoon, or matchstick with slightly sharpened edges.

Certainly need practice and perseverance because coffee grounds are inscribed in cigarettes to form beautiful motifs as complicated as making batik motifs also produce unique artwork in accordance with taste and how to polish it. If it is a bit dry coffee dregs attached to cigarettes, the cigarette was ready at enjoy . It seems like a fad aja, but that's the name of tradition, started from a small and simple, then become a tradition that many people do.

For in Rembang itself, Coffee “Lelet” with the tradition of "nyete" has become one of the identity and tradition and of course remains the identity of the simple Rembang people. Read more, may you want to know about The Philosophical Meaning Of Coffee In Javanese View Of Life.

Coffee “Gunem” Rural Coffee So Favorite

Coffee “Gunem” Rural Coffee So Favorite

Coffee is a drink extracted from a coffee made into a powder. At the beginning coffee is used to energize us so we can stay awake. With the passage of time, coffee is now the drink of all levels of society. Many coffee shops are always crowded with the audience. Coffee is also a symbol or characteristic of one region.

The word coffee itself originally comes from the Arabic qahwah which means strength, because at first coffee is used as a high-energy food. The word qahwah again changed into kahveh which comes from the Turkish language and then changed again into koffie in Dutch.

The use of the word koffie is immediately absorbed into Indonesian into a known coffee word today. This drink has become so famous in Indonesia especially in groups of men. Coffee in Indonesia is not just used as a drink as a drink but in many areas of coffee so a mandatory drink will be served to people who come to the house or in the field during special events.

Many people spend their spare time enjoying a cup of coffee. Not infrequently those who are sitting to work also while sipping coffee. In fact, when they are feeling dizzy with a problem even calm down through a cup of coffee. Coffee lovers not only from among the adam, but also many feminists love it.

In addition to Colo Coffee, Plukaraan Coffee, Jollong Coffee, a little east of Pati Regency we will find Gunem coffee sold at roadside coffeehouses. At first glance there is no difference between Gunem coffee with other types of coffee. Gunem coffee is widely produced in the Gunem district, located at the southern tip of Rembang Regency, on the slopes of the North Cretaceous mountains. Although in the Gunem area there is no coffee plantation but we can easily find coffeehouses that serve the typical rustic design of Gunem coffee.

Gunem coffee has a strong flavor and refined coffee spikes that are different from factory coffee. There is no standard taste in Gunem coffee, because the resulting flavor depends on the manufacturing process performed by the coffee shop trader himself. The way of serving of Gunem coffee is somewhat different from the way of serving Colo coffee, Coffee Plukaran, Jollong coffee and other types of coffee.

Gunem coffee is served by "dikotok" that is the way of serving coffee by putting coffee and sugar into a pan with poured hot water then cooked again until boiling. New coffee served. Sometimes Gunem coffee is also served by adding coconut sugar in the process of presentation. That's a glimpse of Gunem Coffee rural coffee is always a favorite on the slopes of the limestone mountains north of the southern tip of Rembang regency, hopefully add a coffee kostian in Indonesia.

Jollong Coffee Wealth Culinary Ngopi And Tourism Culinary

NGOPI is a familiar term for Indonesians. Even, there is a coffee that makes the necessities of life. Coffee in Indonesia has a long history and has an important role for the economic growth of people in Indonesia. Indonesia is blessed with its geographical location that is suitable to function as a coffee plantation land. Indonesia's location is ideal for microclimate for coffee growth and production. Several areas in Indonesia are scattered coffee plantations, each of which has unique and different characteristics.

Jollong Coffee Wealth Culinary Ngopi And Tourism Culinary

Still in Pati regency, there is one area named Jollong which still belongs to Gembong sub-district administration of Pati Regency, commonly known for its coffee garden, its height reaches about 700 mdpl with robusta coffee type which dominantly developed the coffee plantation. Coffee plant in Jolong began to be brought by the Dutch at the end of the 19th century.

Plantation is mostly handled by PTPN (PT Perkebunan Nusantara) and the rest belongs to the residents themselves. This area became the center of coffee producers in Pati Regency and as a place of processing of quality coffee plantations. The coffee processing plant itself has processing equipment that is mostly old. This is because the existence of this factory became a relic of Dutch government with its production machine.

Many types of coffee cultivated in Jollong Pati area ranging from robusta, arabica, liberica to peaberry can be found in Jollong Pati plantation. In addition to Colo black coffee from the slopes of Muria into the district of Kudus, and coffee Plukaran which has a sensation not easily forgotten that has been discussed in the previous article, culinary treasures of coffee in Pati also not separated from Jollong Coffee. Named Jollong coffee because it comes from Jollong District Gembong District Pati Regency.

In Jollong people cultivate coffee with a unique way of connecting the shoot robusta with arabica coffee and the result of the acidity level of arabica Jollong coffee is not so obvious and even dominated by bitter taste and slightly acid. Jollong coffee characteristics can be called similar to vegetables and a bit of tobacco and it is typical of coffee in Java plains almost all have the aroma of vegetables and tobacco.

Jollong coffee when the roasting "dark" will come out distinctive aroma and is perfect for mixed blend such as milk coffee, cocoa coffee and coconut milk, because jollong coffee is very strong and bitter so famous as Lampung coffee from Java.

In making jolong coffee should use a temperature of 90 degrees but this will not reduce the aroma of the coffee.

We can enjoy the sensation of coffee Jollong de coffee plantation while traveling to see the scenery around the slopes of the beautiful mountain Muria with a cool air. Jollong coffee plantation there are two places that is Jollong coffee plantation one and Jollong two coffee plantation, where we can find agro tourism planted close to the factory PTPN.

Jollong coffee plantation has now metamorphosed not only we can enjoy drinking Jollong coffee directly in the coffee garden cafe but has turned into agro tourism plantation, where in the garden Jollong has been providing various travel packages such as educational tour where we are taught the procedure of processing the land, nurseries to the planting and maintenance process, and of course the harvest time and process the coffee beans until it becomes ready-made coffee.

We are also taken around in the coffee plantation harvest zone and invited to go around inside the factory to see the coffee processing.

Around the location of Jollong coffee plantations there are also various natural attractions that are quite captivating are the Waterfalls Batu Sirap Grenjengan located south of the factory is ± 5 Km from the factory (on the cliff of Mount Punjul), fishing traditional shop designed "lesehan" style of Javanesse kampoeng with a variety of grilled fish menu at an affordable price. We can stay there because at the location of Jollong coffee plantation there is also a rented homestead of coffee homestead, cotton guesthouse, and orange homes that old buildings interior of the Dutch era with all the trinkets.

Extensive Coffee Plukaran Sensation Is Forgotten

Extensive Coffee Plukaran Sensation Is Forgotten

Indonesia is a country blessed with geographical location and good ground structure where coffee grows. Indeed, coffee and tea is not a commodity native to Indonesia but since brought into the archipelago coffee has become the most important in the world. Several areas in Indonesia are scattered coffee plantations, each of which has unique and different characteristics.

Coffee beans from two different places usually also have different characters, both from the scent (from the smell of citrus to the aroma of the soil), caffeine content, taste and acidity levels. These characteristics depend on where the coffee plant grows, the production process and the genetic differences of the coffee subspecies.

For coffee lovers, enjoy the coffee, the sweet black, not just drink it, but using a variety of approaches and flavors. Coffee is also for some people be opium, will feel incomplete if in a day do not enjoy a cup of coffee. Every morning starting the day with a cup of coffee makes for a soothing morning. It can be a mood booster so that during the day later in undergoing activities to be motivated to be more enthusiasm.

Talk about Coffe in Indonesia, Pati the city of Indonesia, indeed has a number of hidden "treasures". One of them is Coffee Plukaran which has different colors with other coffees such as Coffee Lampung, Kopi Aceh Gayo, Kopi Kintamani Bali, Kopi Toraja Sulawesi, Kopi Luwak and various types of coffee. The unique name Coffee is a coffee that originated from the village of Plukaran a village in Gembong sub-district, Pati, Central Java, Indonesia.

The village of Plukaran located at the foot of Mount Muria is the biggest coffee producing village in Pati Regency, since the majority of the population farms coffee. Robust coffee developed and produced from local farmers has a different taste than most other local coffee so that coffee Plukaran become one of the culinary treasures of coffee in the region of Pati. There are two flavors produced today, namely original flavor and cardamom coffee which is a health coffee product.

The coffee has been produced by the local community for generations with anonymous or sometimes called “kampung coffee” that has its own unique taste. This coffee, is very different from various aspects, ranging from the process of drying, making up to the presentation. The aroma of spices that are naturally born makes this type of coffee is enjoyed because it has different characteristics. Although Plukaran coffee is not as strong as Sumatran and Sulawesi coffee in terms of taste and aroma, but it still has its own connoisseurs because of the sheer aroma of spice. In order to keep the taste awake,

Coffee Plukaran blended of selected seeds have a heavy body, sweet, soft and supple, a little aroma of the forest. Only true coffee lovers who can feel the pleasure, especially this product is the result of the efforts of local coffee farmers. Making coffee experience feel more unique and different.

Coffee Colo Si Black From Muria Slipping

Coffee Colo Si Black From Muria Slipping

The word coffee itself originally comes from the Arabic qahwah which means strength, because at first coffee is used as a high-energy food. The word qahwah again changed into kahveh which comes from the Turkish language and then changed again into koffie in Dutch. The use of the word koffie is immediately absorbed into Indonesian into a known coffee word today.

The history of coffee records the origins of coffee plants from Abyssinia, a region in Africa that currently covers the territory of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Coffee became a commercial commodity after being brought by Arab traders to Yemen. In the Arabian Peninsula coffee popular as a refreshment drink.

In the early days of the Arabs monopolized the trading of coffee beans. They control the trade through Mocha, a port city located in Yemen. At that time Mocha became the only trade gate of coffee beans trade. Because of the importance of the port, European people sometimes call coffee by the name Mocha.

In history, coffee in Indonesia has gone through a long journey from entry to scattered throughout the archipelago. The history of coffee in Indonesia began in 1696 when the Dutch brought coffee from Malabar, India, to Java. They cultivated the coffee plant in Kedawung, a plantation located near Batavia. But this effort failed because the plant was damaged by earthquakes and floods.

The second attempt was made in 1699 by bringing the coffee tree cuttings from Malabar. In 1706 coffee samples produced from plants in Java were sent to the Netherlands for study at the Amsterdam Botanical Garden. The result was a huge success, the resulting coffee has excellent quality. Furthermore, this coffee plant used as seed for all plantations developed in Indonesia. The Netherlands also expanded the area of ​​coffee cultivation to Sumatra, Sulawesi, Bali, Timor and other islands in Indonesia.

In 1878 there was a heartbreaking tragedy. Almost all coffee plantations in Indonesia, especially in the lowlands damaged by leaf rust disease or Hemileia vastatrix (HV). At that time all coffee plants in Indonesia is a type of Arabica (Coffea arabica). To cope, the Dutch brought in a species of coffee liberica (Coffea liberica) which is estimated to be more resistant to leaf rust disease.

Until a few years, liberal coffee replaced arabica coffee in lowland plantations. In the European market, the liberal coffee at that time was valued equally with arabica. But apparently the liberal coffee plant is also experiencing the same thing, damaged rust sting. Then in 1907 the Dutch brought in another species of robusta coffee (Coffea canephora). The effort this time is successful, until now the robusta coffee plantations in the lowlands can survive.

Coffee has been successfully cultivated in Java since 1714-1715. For a certain period of coffee from Java had dominated the world coffee market. At that time a cup of coffee more popularly called "cup of java", literally meaning "cup of Java". After the independence of Indonesia in 1945, the entire Dutch coffee plantation in Indonesia in the nationalization. Since then the Dutch are no longer the world's coffee supplier.

Indonesia is known as one of the fourth largest coffee producing countries in the world after Brazil, Vietnam and Colombia, and also known as a country that became a reference for the production of good quality coffee. Coffee in Indonesia has a long history and has an important role for the economic growth of people in Indonesia. Indonesia is blessed with its geographical location that is suitable to function as a coffee plantation land. Indonesia's location is ideal for microclimate for coffee growth and production.

Coffee is a beverage that has been roasted coffee beans and mashed into powder. Coffee is one of the world's most cultivated commodities in more than 50 countries. Two common coffee tree varieties are Robusta Coffee (Coffea Canephora) and Arabica Coffee (Coffea Arabica).

The processing of coffee before it can be drunk through a long process that is from the harvesting of coffee beans that have been cooked either by machine or by hand then done the processing of coffee beans and drying before it becomes coffee. The next process is penyangraian with varying degrees degree. After penyangraian coffee beans milled or smoothed into a coffee powder before coffee can be drunk.

For coffee lovers, seeing and sipping black coffee must be commonplace. But, if you want to enjoy a different coffee sensation you can try Colo Coffee. Colo Coffee is coffee that grows from the Colo area of ​​Muria mountain slope. Mount Muria located at an altitude of 1,602 M above sea level, suitable for coffee plants.

Even Coffee Colo has been famous since the Dutch era. The Dutch royal government has its own coffee plantation area on Mount Muria, called the KNP (Coffee Next Pure) plot with a besit (replacement of ancient land certificate) in the name of the Dutch kingdom. In the 18th century coffee grown in this region of Muria is consumed exclusively for the Royal Netherlands family. The result of coffee in the KNP region was brought directly to the Netherlands as the favorite coffee of the Dutch queen at that time, namely Queen Wihelmina.

Colo Village is an administrative village in Dawe District, Kudus District, which has long been famous for its religious tourism, Sunan Muria grave, one of nine guardians in Java. Coffee plants in Colo have been hereditary planted by people on the slopes of Muria since the Dutch colonial era or the 18th century at an altitude of 500 meters from sea level. To the extent of coffee on the slopes of Muria there are about 900 hectares but some coffee plants are rejuvenating so as yet to bear fruit.

The tradition of coffee wiwit is a tradition that marks the beginning of the coffee harvest. The tradition is carried out by the peasants of the mountains of Muria Kudus, Central Java every entering the coffee harvest season, as an expression of gratitude for the abundance of coffee crops. Meanwhile, the harvest of coffee within a year is only done once with the peak of the harvest that is in August.

The term Colo coffee is widely known by the public. Of course because of its peculiarity. Coffee Colo has a distinctive taste different from other regions. This coffee has a distinctive taste of fragrant aroma with the taste that seemed to have spices and roots. The quality of the seeds has a distinctive flavor that many traders are eyeing.

Colo Coffee is a strictly sorted coffee selection and is the result of a coffee plant that has been aged up to hundreds of years, but to keep producing coffee-quality old coffee trees rejuvenated by means of grafting, so that old coffee trees can be fruitful again. Coffee that is bright red, not too old and not too young picked and dried. When dried it is sorted back to select the quality of coffee that is really good and not hollow. Only then is coffee ground or diroaster to get fragrant coffee powder and delicious flavor.

Coffee Colo has been enjoyed by many coffee lovers in Indonesia and make them love to enjoy it again. So no wonder if this time the coffee lovers who stop to Colo feel not afdol if not yet enjoy the typical coffee Colo that seemed to be a magnet itself through its high taste.

Prove yourself ... delicious .... steady ... on the tongue feels nyespetic ... please feel yourself the pleasure .... coffee original Colors Muria Kudus ..... for coffee lovers .... let's enjoy the deliciousness of this original Colo Kudus coffee .....

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The Philosophical Meaning Of Coffee In Javanese View Of Life

The Philosophical Meaning Of Coffee In Javanese View Of Life

Indonesia is a plural country with many tribes in Indonesia who have their own philosophy including Javanese culture. Java is not just a race, ethnic, island name alone. The ancient Javanese took hold of the predecessors' life philosophy. Being a Java person should be 'njawani'. For some people may be less familiar with this term. Perhaps for the modern generation the word 'njawani' is to be a Javanese. Actually that's not the explicit meaning. Njawani is a man (behavior).

The behavior of being a Javanese (njawani) is not just to know the meaning but further into understanding the meaning that although camouflaged, is also contained elements of internalization of values ​​that are aligned with the self-universe to continue to be done and improved quality. This means being a Java person is a process to understand the various realities that exist in the human mind or universe. This leads our mind to become more calm. Just like the nature of most Javanese.

 Javanese philosophy is regarded as ancient, ndeso and outdated. In fact, the philosophy of ancestors is valid throughout life. Javanese cultural heritage of thought is even able to add insight into wisdom and teach our lives to always "Eling lan Waspodo". Javanese philosophy is well known in and full of meaning. The philosophy is a grip in the face of various problems and journey of life. As Javanese we feel how useful the philosophy is to our lives.

In philosophizing, Javanese often use unen-unen (proverbs) that are good and unique to organize human life. The meaning of these Javanese phrases is often not understood by most ethnic Javanese descendants in this modern era. So no one, if it appears the title, "Wong Jowo sing ora njawani".

The Javanese has a life-alive philosophy of nature. One of them is the Coffee Philosophy. The unique and soothing aroma of a cup of coffee can make us relax again and forget for a moment the problem of life that handcuffed. Every morning starting the day with a cup of coffee makes for a soothing morning. It can be a mood booster so that during the day later in undergoing activities to be motivated to be more enthusiasm. For coffee lovers will feel less complete if in one day do not enjoy a cup of coffee. There is something missing if it does not start the day with a cup of coffee. 

Coffee for some people is opium, but behind all there is a life philosophy about the word wise coffee in which there are various messages and also the motivation of a cup of coffee that we drink. In a cup of coffee for the Javanese contains a thousand philosophies depending on how we interpret it. From there we can take life lessons that are not always sweet, there will always be bitterness but if we are able to pass through it will create an infinite enjoyment. Here is a philosophy in a cup of coffee that can be used as a spark in the life that is not always sweet but there is also a bitter taste like a cup of coffee is bitter but still delicious if we know how.

Ngopi iku tegese ngolah pikiran / Process mind,

mulo kopi iku rasane pait / bitter.

Nanging sak pait –paite kopi ..... isih iso digawe legi  (Legowo ning ati) / hearty chest liver.

Carane kudu ditambahi gulo (Gulangane roso) / manage good feelings.

Sing asale soko tebu (Manteb ning kalbu) / steady heart.

Banjur diwadahi cangkir (Nyancange Pikir) / strengthen the mind.

Trus disiram wedang  (Wejangan sing marai padang) / advice that reassures the heart.

Ojo lali di udheg (Usahane ojo nganti mandeg) / business do not stop.

Anggone ngudheg nganggo sendok (Sendhekno marang sing nduwe kautamaan) / leave to God.

Dienteni ben rodo adem (Ati digowo lerem) / heart so calm.

Bar kuwi diombe seruput (Sedoyo rubedo bakal luput) / every temptation will be spared.

From the philosophy of a cup of coffee can be taken life lesson that in the face of life that feels difficult as long as we can manage the mind and the heart of his heart in accepting the circumstances and manage the feelings with good sourced from the heart and strengthen the mind with the counseling reassuring the heart followed the effort of hard work who really do not forget to pray to Allah until the heart becomes calm then life will feel sweet and beautiful so that all temptations and trials will be avoided and passed.

Such is the philosophy of a cup of coffee in the Javanese way of life, for the contemplation of who knows its usefulness.