Interesting article about coffee in India.
A COFFEE CULTURE BEGINS TO STIR IN INDIA
By SHASHANK BENGALIcontact the reporter
World NewsIndiaAsiaDining and DrinkingRestaurants
Three generations of Tarun Cariappa's family have grown coffee on their highland farm in southern India, 38 rolling acres of dark green bushes interspersed with towering jackfruit and mango trees — and the occasional wild elephant.
But to that universal question "Coffee or tea?" Cariappa, like most Indians, has always answered, "Tea."
"Dad and Mom started their day with a cup of tea," Cariappa said as he surveyed a patch of leafy plants studded with bright-red coffee cherries. "So I've never drunk coffee."
Continue reading at:
http://www.latimes.com/world/great-reads/la-fg-c1-india-coffee-20141209-story.ht
A COFFEE CULTURE BEGINS TO STIR IN INDIA
By SHASHANK BENGALIcontact the reporter
World NewsIndiaAsiaDining and DrinkingRestaurants
Three generations of Tarun Cariappa's family have grown coffee on their highland farm in southern India, 38 rolling acres of dark green bushes interspersed with towering jackfruit and mango trees — and the occasional wild elephant.
But to that universal question "Coffee or tea?" Cariappa, like most Indians, has always answered, "Tea."
"Dad and Mom started their day with a cup of tea," Cariappa said as he surveyed a patch of leafy plants studded with bright-red coffee cherries. "So I've never drunk coffee."
Continue reading at:
http://www.latimes.com/world/great-reads/la-fg-c1-india-coffee-20141209-story.ht
