The aroma, the froth and taste is just out-of-the-world and a delight for any coffee lover.
While I also like filter-coffee, till recently I never bothered to find out how it is made or
to brew it at home.
Reason being that instant coffee made life so much easier. Just buy a satchet or pack of
Nescafe Select and add the coffee to a cup of hot milk with sugar to taste and your coffee
is ready. Coffee is made the traditional coffee-filter way in most TamBram (Tamil Brahmin)households and I have had the good fortune to be treated to this beverage at the homes of
my TamBram friends.
Last week, we dropped in at the home of a TamBram friend and she served us a cup of hot
filter-coffee. Having savoured the drink, we went into the specifics of how the coffee is brewed and she not only showed us the coffee-filter used for this purpose (see pic below), but was also kind enough to gift us a coffee-filter.
Check this Wikipedia link to know more about filter-coffee. Ofcourse, having the equipment
is only half the job. You also need to know how to use it properly. So, over the weekend we
did some experimenting, but found that the coffee we made was still nowhere as good as the
one she served us.
Add to this, the 'expert' comment from our neighbour, "Only TamBrams can make good filter coffee. The rest of us can't do it." I am neither Tam or Bram, but this comment was enough
for me to take this up as a challenge. Gave my friend a quick call today to reconfirm the
process and learnt that we were adding too much water, which was hopelessly diluting the
brew, which resulted in ultra-weak coffee.
Hopefully tomorrow morning's cuppa would be just perfect. Anyway, I am saying goodbye to instant coffee for good and intend to continue with filter-coffee. I guess some things in life are
best enjoyed the traditional way, even if it takes little more effort and time.
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