Yowazzup? Coffee: Coffee Lover's Journey to Coffee Haven

Would you pay 1,000 yen or 8 US Dollars for a cup of coffee? At least it’s not as expensive as cat poo.

An employee of Tsukioka Co. Ltd poses with a cup of coffee which contains floating gold characters (© REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN))

As part of the 20th Interphex Japan, Asia’s largest pharmaceutical industry exhibition, in Tokyo June 20, 2007, a staff poses with a cup of coffee which contains floating gold characters - in Kanji, which simply means “longevity”. According to the company, the edible pure gold helps to refresh human body.

(Via News on Japan)

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A range of French Café coffees - from left, Caramel Macchiato, Cappuccino and Café au lait

Recently, I saw a few coffee drinks from Isetan supermarket and decided to buy them. The name is French Café but I believed it’s made in Japan with all the Japanese wordings on it. Some of the flavors include Caramel Macchiato, Cappuccino and Café au lait. There are at least a couple of other flavors.

The Cappuccino tastes quite strong with a deep and rich flavor. You can actually taste the aroma of the coffee despite the fact that it is a can version. It’s almost like a freshly-brewed coffee! Whereas Caramel Macchiato has a sweeter flavor than the others. While, Café au lait tastes like latte (au lait means latte in French), not bad at all. In English, it means milk coffee.

Definitely “must-buy” for coffee lovers.

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