~37 cal · 0g protein · 10g carbs · 0g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Cup of dark black coffee
🇹🇱 Dili
Coffee is Timor-Leste's heart and its biggest export, grown organically on cool mountain slopes and famous for its smooth, full body. Roasted dark and brewed strong in village kitchens and Dili cafés, kafé Timor is drunk sweet and black — a proud cup from one of the world's newest nations.
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Ingredients
Serves 4 —
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4 tbsp dark-roast ground Timorese coffee
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4 cups water
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3 tbsp sugar, to taste
Instructions
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Bring the water to a near-boil.
2
Stir in the ground coffee and simmer gently for 4 minutes, letting the grounds swirl.
3
Take off the heat and let the grounds settle for 2 minutes.
4
Sweeten to taste and pour carefully into cups, leaving the grounds behind.
Timorese highland coffee tradition.
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🌏 While it simmers — know your destination
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Dili. A young nation's harbor capital of corn and pumpkin.
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Timor-Leste. A young island nation of corn, beans, and pumpkin.
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Asia. From street-cart woks to slow monastery kitchens.
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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker
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