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Sadly I walked as much as 9 km ( on one or more occasions) to find this elixir of life and those cases I almost always had two just to make up for the early morning deficit.
Yes might have to resort to a caffeine patch or some kind of gum. Much less satisfying and definitely less pleasurable!!!
These things are all pretty standard between the Adriatic Coast in Italy and the Atlantic in Portugal, up through most of France (some of the very northerly bits don't really do the same thing), as well as Austria (not sure about the situations in Switzerland and Germany and etc.).
So from our point of view down here, there's nothing special about it at all, it's just normal -- the best morning brew I've ever come across anyway are the Roman and the Viennese ...
But even though I'm not myself a big coffee-ist, I do very much sympathise with those of you living out where such basics of decent life are unavailable, instead of simply, when one might feel the urge, as one does from time to time even as a non-coffee-ist, going out in the morning and just get some ...
It struck me today as I consumed my morning "joe", that I REALLY miss those morning coffees on the Camino!
Does anyone miss the blank faced bar-person, when you ask for "un cafe largo", or "cafe americano" or "cafe grande"? Probably not, but you probably do miss the person banging the old coffee grounds out, grinding some FRESH beans and the lovely smell of fresh coffee brewing into your little cup.
You've had bad coffee in Spain? Where?The Camino make bad coffee taste good! :-D
You've had bad coffee in Spain? Where?
Popped over to France yesterday (lunch and shopping with brother and my sister-in-law) and we all agreed that the French have an over exaggerated reputation for their coffee whereas Spanish coffee is fantástico mind you they're even more biased than me as their son married a Spanish girl.
Anybody tried Vietnamese coffee - that's an experience you won't forget!
You've had bad coffee in Spain? Where?
Popped over to France yesterday (lunch and shopping with brother and my sister-in-law) and we all agreed that the French have an over exaggerated reputation for their coffee whereas Spanish coffee is fantástico mind you they're even more biased than me as their son married a Spanish girl.
Anybody tried Vietnamese coffee - that's an experience you won't forget!
You've had bad coffee in Spain? Where?
Yes, early one morning, in Muxia, served by a woman whose expression was as sour as her vile brew. I subsequently discovered that the locals go to an alternative bar for their first coffee of the day.
Why..? Don’t tell me there is a shortage of caffeine fixing spots ...??Oh YES!! Café con Leche por favor. I am afraid I will miss much of this on del Norte. Anyone know the status of café con leche on del Norte?
In Spain? Unless you have friends in high places (a charming nun on the first floor in the Pilgrim Office for instance) good luck!Good pot of Tea anybody
Well you can always carry some of these with you, methadone to your heroin of choice of course but any port in a storm eh?Why..? Don’t tell me there is a shortage of caffeine fixing spots ...??
Might have to change my plans ..
I agree, Bala! One of my most treasured memories from my camino earlier this year was sitting down to cafe con leches and croissants at 9am after walking around 5km with a fellow pilgrim, Karina from Poland - there were no bars open prior. Just before we started to eat Karina exclaimed "Jenny! This is the BEST moment!" ... how true it was!That first cafe con leche on a cool, crisp morning after walking 5-6 km? Priceless!!! ❤❤
Goodness me, Thai IS a long time between coffee fixes!!!@J Willhaus ...stay away from Via de la Plata then ...I think they have 35 km hike without any :-/
Cafe Corrado is ' The Best coffee in the universe, especially first thing in the morning. PS..I love your 'avatar picture'...A very handsome fur baby index....susanawee7am?!!!? They had to roust me out of the bunk at 8am so they could close up the albergue (but I soothed my hurt feelings with cafe cortados: the best 5 ounces of coffee in the world!)
Robbo, we certainly seem to have some of the get coffee in the world here in Australia. We've not sat back on our laurels at all., And our reputation continues to grow. Having written that though, I still recall fondly, the coffee in a tiny little but very local bar at 6am one morning in Genoa, many years ago....nothing has ever syrpassesxtgis one for me. Susanawee.Don’t you have coffee like that your country?
Maybe you’d better move to Australia
Lol.lol...absolutely no comparison whatsoever between Spanish Ave Vietnamese coffee!!! SusanaweeYou've had bad coffee in Spain? Where?
Popped over to France yesterday (lunch and shopping with brother and my sister-in-law) and we all agreed that the French have an over exaggerated reputation for their coffee whereas Spanish coffee is fantástico mind you they're even more biased than me as their son married a Spanish girl.
Anybody tried Vietnamese coffee - that's an experience you won't forget!
It struck me today as I consumed my morning "joe", that I REALLY miss those morning coffees on the Camino!
Does anyone miss the blank faced bar-person, when you ask for "un cafe largo", or "cafe americano" or "cafe grande"? Probably not, but you probably do miss the person banging the old coffee grounds out, grinding some FRESH beans and the lovely smell of fresh coffee brewing into your little cup.
Oh, the joy of a freshly made coffee and a chocolate croissant at 7:00 AM, while it was still dark and cold outside!
And, every little village seemed to have a coffee option at 7:00 AM!
?? Which is why they were referred to in separate paragraphsLol.lol...absolutely no comparison whatsoever between Spanish Ave Vietnamese coffee!!! Susanawee
You could get @Bristle boy to come over and make the scones.I took too many coffees on my first trip on the CF. So I had to take alternate cups of tea.
Turned out they had it in tiny cups and so had to mime myself into getting a large pitcher of scalding water w a tea bag.
One night a had a dream in my bunk that I had opened a tiny shop called "The Hot Tea Pot".
Once truly awakened by the 6 am rustle & bustle, I went to get my first coffee, naturally.
And I too, never had a bad coffe in Spain, they are lovely , omnipresernt and not expensive...
I take coffee for the taste and the instant recharching of batteries , but take tea for the thirst !!
I wouldn´t mind seeing such a tiny tea shop on the CF where the numbers are high, w/ different teas, bickies and all. Would be a smashing success !
"syrpassesxtgis " will be my word of the day and, once I've worked out how to pronounce it, I shall try and work it into a conversationRobbo, we certainly seem to have some of the get coffee in the world here in Australia. We've not sat back on our laurels at all., And our reputation continues to grow. Having written that though, I still recall fondly, the coffee in a tiny little but very local bar at 6am one morning in Genoa, many years ago....nothing has ever syrpassesxtgis one for me. Susanawee.
Everyone has different tastes. So whatever coffee you are used to is the benchmark. From St Jean to Burgos this year in April I had good and not so good.
However in June/July this year in the US and Canada good coffee was hard to find. A fact that was evident by a sign outside a coffee shop on the Main Street in Jasper which read ' coffee in this establishment has been approved by the Sydney coffee Police!' Enough said.
Is that a black olive on top of the left one?For example...View attachment 49127
One of the bottled waters we get here in the UK says it has filtered down through mountains for over 4500 years. The bottle is then date stamped BBE 2018I have to speak up for Jasper water: some of the best in the world, coming straight from the heights of the Rocky Mountains. Blessed are those who get the chance to drink it right out of the streams.
There is a wonderful tea and meditation shop in Viana - you can sit there drinking tea and soaking your feet. MagicI took too many coffees on my first trip on the CF. So I had to take alternate cups of tea.
Turned out they had it in tiny cups and so had to mime myself into getting a large pitcher of scalding water w a tea bag.
One night a had a dream in my bunk that I had opened a tiny shop called "The Hot Tea Pot".
Once truly awakened by the 6 am rustle & bustle, I went to get my first coffee, naturally.
And I too, never had a bad coffe in Spain, they are lovely , omnipresernt and not expensive...
I take coffee for the taste and the instant recharching of batteries , but take tea for the thirst !!
I wouldn´t mind seeing such a tiny tea shop on the CF where the numbers are high, w/ different teas, bickies and all. Would be a smashing success !
You've had bad coffee in Spain? Where?
Popped over to France yesterday (lunch and shopping with brother and my sister-in-law) and we all agreed that the French have an over exaggerated reputation for their coffee whereas Spanish coffee is fantástico mind you they're even more biased than me as their son married a Spanish girl.
Anybody tried Vietnamese coffee - that's an experience you won't forget!
Do they make them in Cafe Cortado version as well !??
I must confess, I am useless before the caffeine hits the brain in the morning ;-) So, I have always some sachets with instant coffee with me, or, if there is no kitchen in the albergue, buy a coca-cola or similar the day before. That normally gets me to the next open bar and a CAFÉ CON LECHE
Buen Camino, SY
If only they did...fewer calories, but a lot less satisfying.Do they make them in Cafe Cortado version as well !??
Ah, but it is the process of making the coffee that is important! That is the part that makes the memories we cherish.Don’t you have coffee like that your country?
Maybe you’d better move to Australia
Wow you seem to enjoy being a Hospitalera... How was Christmas celebration in Zamora last year would you mind sharing that experience? Please also let me know how many Peligrinos were checking in and how many beds was the albergue. Muchas Gracias... Ultrea...Sadly I walked as much as 9 km ( on one or more occasions) to find this elixir of life and those cases I almost always had two just to make up for the early morning deficit.
Coffee was my main focus most mornings , and seems to form the start of most of my camino memories!It struck me today as I consumed my morning "joe", that I REALLY miss those morning coffees on the Camino!
Does anyone miss the blank faced bar-person, when you ask for "un cafe largo", or "cafe americano" or "cafe grande"? Probably not, but you probably do miss the person banging the old coffee grounds out, grinding some FRESH beans and the lovely smell of fresh coffee brewing into your little cup.
Oh, the joy of a freshly made coffee and a chocolate croissant at 7:00 AM, while it was still dark and cold outside!
And, every little village seemed to have a coffee option at 7:00 AM!
I agreeCafé con leche...with magdalenas. Quintessential Camino.
Oh now that's a bummerI walked 8 miles one day before I found a cafe open for my first cup of Cafe Americano.
Luckily it was not the norm.Oh now that's a bummer
I had the very BEST coffee in Spain, the 'cafe con leche' on the Caminos...make mine a grande, please! In France, I enjoyed the coffee in Paris, but on the Le Puy served in what I call cereal bowls, it didn't compare and was rather disappointing. In Portugal, as a tourist it was rather 'hit and miss'. I go back in April to walk the Portuguese route and am hoping I will find good coffee along the way.
That said, I am a cream and sugar gal, so am not a purist or connisuer...this is all just my personal opinion, but oh, the memories!☺
For example...View attachment 49127
One year we took a small termos with us, so that in the sad eventuality of there being no bar in the village that would be open very early, we filled our thermos the night before, so as to at least have a coffee before leaving the Albergue️
I scanned this entire thread and saw no mention of what his been called the real secret to Spanish coffee: torrefacto! These beans are sprayed with a sugar solution before they are roasted, giving a caramelized flavor. Torrefacto coffee is readily available in grocery stores there - it’s the one Spanish product that we bring home every time we return from Spain!
Costa Rican coffee...oh how sweet it is!!Coffee from Costa Rica, ready for harvesting.️
Well...now I have a real reason to do another CaminoI scanned this entire thread and saw no mention of what his been called the real secret to Spanish coffee: torrefacto! These beans are sprayed with a sugar solution before they are roasted, giving a caramelized flavor. Torrefacto coffee is readily available in grocery stores there - it’s the one Spanish product that we bring home every time we return from Spain!
Oh YES!! Café con Leche por favor. I am afraid I will miss much of this on del Norte. Anyone know the status of café con leche on del Norte?
I always held my arms spread out far apart when ordering while saying "grande"!No shortage on the Norte in 2017. Usually came with a cookie or tiny muffin.
And, often, the bartender would size us up as Americans with the offer of "Grande?" while holding up a 6 oz cup.
I scanned this entire thread and saw no mention of what his been called the real secret to Spanish coffee: torrefacto! These beans are sprayed with a sugar solution before they are roasted, giving a caramelized flavor. Torrefacto coffee is readily available in grocery stores there - it’s the one Spanish product that we bring home every time we return from Spain![/QUOTE
Wow, I bought a whole fancy machine with milk frother when I came from our first trip. Now I know why the coffee isn't nearly as good!!!
sorry about that word....my tiredness was to blame for poor proofreading.....should have read 'surpassed'"syrpassesxtgis " will be my word of the day and, once I've worked out how to pronounce it, I shall try and work it into a conversation
Never did manage to pronounce it!sorry about that word....my tiredness was to blame for poor proofreading.....should have read 'surpassed'
I loved my first cup of coffee and my second along the Way. Here's a great shot of a shop in Carrion, ready for the morning rush of peregrinoss.
Was my favorite time of the day, too. Second breakfast. And the hardest decision was whether to get a plain croissant, or one with chocolate in the middle...I agree, Bala! One of my most treasured memories from my camino earlier this year was sitting down to cafe con leches and croissants at 9am after walking around 5km with a fellow pilgrim, Karina from Poland - there were no bars open prior. Just before we started to eat Karina exclaimed "Jenny! This is the BEST moment!" ... how true it was!
Lovely thread DevereUx and terrific responses - thanks to all.
Cheers from Oz -
Jenny
Chocolate in the middle...always!Was my favorite time of the day, too. Second breakfast. And the hardest decision was whether to get a plain croissant, or one with chocolate in the middle...
I can't wait to do that during my camino!Yes, miss the early morning ritual of walking into bar and requesting cafe con leche and a Napolitano. The coffee was so good there.
@Gene_781 is that the "mezcla" coffee?
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