Language for coffee travellers
The twenty phrases that get you a tasting and a bag of beans.
At the farm
Most growers speak Mandarin and Taiwanese; English is rare outside Taipei. A translation app and patience go a long way.
Ask 有台灣豆嗎 (do you have Taiwanese beans) and 可以試喝嗎 (may I taste).
At the café
手沖 means pour-over, 虹吸 is siphon, 義式 is espresso. 單品 is single origin.
不限時 means no time limit — worth checking before you sit down with a laptop.
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