Wednesday, February 22, 2012

The Korean godfather of charcoal-roasted coffee

by Frances Cha, Seoul Editor

Located on the outskirts of the quirky Heyri Art Village in the Gyeonggi province, Kaldi Coffee features the high ceilings, beautiful hand-carved wooden tables and chairs and rows of delicate glass siphon coffeemakers at the bar that would make it seem like the perfect coffee shop to spend a rainy day.

But when passers-by -- most of whom made the trip to see the various art galleries in the village -- walk in to order some coffee, they tend to be met with surprise, rather than the briskly efficient order-taking characteristic of most coffeeshops.

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Despite its appearance, Kaldi Coffee is not really a coffeeshop. In the coffee-obsessed Korean foodie blogosphere, it is known as “the factory,” and the origin of charcoal-roasted coffee in the country.

“The taste is quite different than coffee made from beans roasted over gas fire,” says owner Seo Duk-sik, 54, of the unique method of roasting beans over charcoal. “It’s subtler, and much more aromatic.”

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