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After spending three days in madrid I haven�t run into a bad cup of coffee. Actually I have run into great cups time after time. I have given up eating and stand all day drinking great java and am wanting to bring home at least 50 kilos...well o.k maybe two. Any suggestons on where the bars are getting theirs because I don�t trust the one recommendation I was given to buy from El Corte engles. Maybe I�m paranoid but seems like a trap =]
thanks, Marc Eeker
 
Posts: 21 | Location: San Francisco, CA, USA | Registered: 15 May 2002Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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I can definately understand your appreciation of the Madrile�o coffee. Im not sure where you can buy the good stuff...I would ask someone in a cafeteria. But, if you are going to try to reproduce cafe con leche, good luck. You can run the coffee through an espresso machine and add milk, but it doesnt taste the same. There was another thread about this sometime last year. I thought it might be the milk...have you noticed how the whole milk in spain tastes more "whole" than the american version. So, I might add some half and half with your milk. Let us know if can reproduce it. I think also the amount of coffee and milk. I would try in a little cup (like they serve in the cafeteria). Good luck.

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Posts: 48 | Location: Santa Monica, CA | Registered: 16 October 2001Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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I'm convinced that where you drink that coffee has a definite effect on its taste! I bought the "real deal" coffee from La Tienda (and discovered that real Spanish coffee is sugar-roasted---so sweet without adding sugar! )
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The milk is different for sure. It might be creamier....it might be a little more "cooked" tasting than ours as well, indicating that the pasteurization technique may be different. Whatever, it is the best; "con leche" ---addictive.


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Posts: 479 | Location: ROCKFORD,MI, USA | Registered: 23 May 2001Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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I return to the USA with a lot of Spanish coffee. I buy it at El Corte Ingles. I buy the El Corte Ingles brands, whatever is on sale, and two each of different brands. I buy the brick size packages, and the super large size whole bean bags. They are very heavy to haul back, but it is what we enjoy most and we don't need decorative things for our house. I also haul back soaps and bottles of wine and liquors. El Corte Ingles is a good place for me to buy because I use my credit card there and I do not use it in small shops. I seldom use the credit card in Spain, except for at El Corte Ingles or at the hotel. Also, I do the tax refund after shopping at El Corte Ingles.
 
Posts: 37 | Location: upstate NY | Registered: 02 July 2001Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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Thank you all for your coffee replies. We were able to get great coffee at a coffee store in the Malasana district. It was very inexpensive and the owner was very nice. I can't believe I didn't write the name of the place down!
 
Posts: 21 | Location: San Francisco, CA, USA | Registered: 15 May 2002Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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I think that to reproduce that "Spanish taste" back in the States you have to be on the lookout for "torrefacto" which is a process used in roasting coffee that gives it that strong bitter flavor that seems to drive a lot of Americans crazy. However, it is the bane of most coffee producers here. What torrefacto is is a second roasting of the beans that have been coated in suger and then burnt. This gives a stronger flavor and more color. My coffee supplier is trying hard to push the healthier "natural roast" but without much success.


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Posts: 109 | Location: Decatur, IL, USA | Registered: 18 May 2001Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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Thank you, Richard, for explaining "torrefacto"!!!
 
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