Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

I was invited by the autumn breeze to spend my summer vacation (autumn vacation) three feet late. Because of the budget, it was an economy class, and honestly I had little expectation for in-flight meals. However, what is the second meal before arrival!

That "dandelion Omurice" of Taimeiken. What is a surprise when you see a cute package for in-flight with the word "Tokyo Nihonbashi Third Generation AIR Taimeiken" appeared on a tray? ・... Each explanation and how to set omurice are written in Japanese and English. I'm a little surprised to be able to meet a long-established store in Chuo-ku on board.

Taimeiken was founded in 1931 in 1931 and is a long-established Western-style restaurant with no strangers. According to Mr. CA's explanation.

"AIR Taimeiken" is a limited-time project from September 1 to November 30, and long-distance routes from Narita (New York, Boston, Chicago, London, Paris, etc.) departing from Haneda are installed only in business classes on Paris flights. The taste of the long-established store I met on board was quite easy, and it was a very happy surprise that gave me a sense of the pleasure of traveling in the future at the beginning of the trip. It's going to be a delicious trip.

As an aside, CA, who was nearby to me stretching in front of the toilet because it was full, lent me a "bamboo footstep". It was very effective and I used it two or three times before arrival, so I arrived safely without economy class syndrome. Despite long distances, the toilet is clean until just before arrival, and I always feel that Japanese airlines are the best in the cleanliness of the toilet.

The new year of coffee under international agreements will be October. For this reason, it was decided in 1983 by the Japan Coffee Association to set October 1 as "Coffee Day" at the beginning of the year.

How long do you have coffee?

According to statistics from the Japan Coffee Association, the highest per capita consumption by dividing the import volume by population is 2,844 cups in Luxembourg (2010 statistics, calculated as using 10g per cup), followed by 1,212 cups in Finland, followed by European countries, followed by 340 cups that are not ranked 10th. By the way, there are 411 cups in the United States and 304 cups in U.K.
Brazil, Colombia and Indonesia are the top importers of Japan by country, with more than 60% in the three countries. I drink an average of three cups a day, so it's like Norwey, Denmark. It is the live coffee Tsukishima store that I always take care of me, who is quite addicted.

Live Coffee started in 1958 as a Toraya store as a coffee shop and a wholesaler to restaurants. Subsequently, when the company moved its headquarters to Tsukishima in 1970, retailing began. It has been open as a live coffee since 1984. There are branches in various parts of Tokyo, and you can enjoy coffee at the Tsukiji store in Chuo-ku.

The open and bright shop with glass facing Nishinaka-dori is home to coffee beans from all over the world.

It is said that he visits the production areas of raw beans such as Central and South America and Africa and purchases coffee beans from the traditional cultivation method farm without using any chemicals or chemical fertilizers (from HP). As a result of a variety of cheatings, my recent favorite is "Mokamatari" from Yemen. When the beans are ground with the sleeping eyes, the sweet scent drifts in the chitin and the coffee set is ready, it is completely awakened.

It's a coincidence. "Mocha" was shipped from here under the name of a small port town near the Red Sea in Yemen, so it was named Moka Coffee after the name of the port. After that, the loading port changed to Aden Port on the south coast, but the name remains as it is. Speaking of "Yemen, Aden," "I was twenty years old. The famous opening sentence of Paul Nizan's "Aden Arabia", which says that it was the most beautiful age of a person's life, is nostalgic for generations who were young 40-50 years ago, and may be remembered with bittersweetness.

I think it's fun to enjoy coffee on the autumn day, which will deepen every day, and think about the production areas around the world. It seems that people who drink a lot of coffee statistically have a long life.

Live Coffee Tsukishima Store: 1-9-8, Tsukishima, Chuo-ku TEL3532-1005

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