Aceh Coffee: Culture and Tradition

in #aceh6 years ago (edited)

After tsunami, Aceh do reconstruction massive in all fields. Economic growth slowly but surely look back to normal. One barometer his can be seen from many springing cafe with market and branding different. For the people of Aceh, coffee is the pulse of life. We can hear the discussion on the latest issues in a chatter casually against the side of the coffee shop. Proverb 'All problems can be solved in coffee shop' is very populer in Aceh society.

Paska Tsunami, Aceh melakukan rekonstruksi besar-besaran di segala bidang. Pertumbuhan ekonomi pelan tapi pasti terlihat kembali normal. Salah satu barometernya dapat dilihat dari semakin banyak muncul cafe dengan market dan branding yang berbeda-beda. Bagi masyarakat Aceh, kopi adalah denyut nadi kehidupan. Kita bisa dengar pembahasan isu terkini dalam sebuah obrolan santai di kedai kopi. Peribahasa "Semua masalah pasti bisa selesai diwarung kopi" sangat populer di masyarakat Aceh.

A Cup of Sweat Coffee laborers

Grinding coffee Cek Mad stood since 1986. The business is currently held by his grandchild. Not just anyone can do roasting coffee. Needed instinct, techniques, and extraordinary exertion to get end product quality. When roasting, the drum contains the coffee beans rotated manually to make the coffee beans evenly cooked. The duration of roasting coffee ranges between 45 minutes - 1 hour , depends tastes buyers. In one day , grinding coffee Cek Mad can product the range of 100 to 150 kg. Besides serving roasting and grinding coffee, cak amad also producing processed coffee own sold in small parties. Not a few of the coffee shop in Banda Aceh who subscribes to use the cak amad service. Usually at the time of the vacation, many visitors from out of town curious just want to find know about business Cek Mad who still retain the process of roasting coffee traditionally. and buy processed coffee products Cek Mad as souvenirs.

Secangkir Keringat Buruh Kopi

Penggilingan kopi Cek Mad berdiri sejak tahun 1986. Usaha tersebut saat ini dipegang oleh cucunya. Tidak sembarang orang bisa melakukan pekerjaan sangrai kopi. Dibutuhkan insting, teknik, serta tenaga luar biasa untuk mendapatkan hasil akhir yang berkualitas. Pada saat memanggang, drum berisi biji kopi diputar secara manual agar biji kopi matang secara merata. Durasi proses sangrai kopi berkisar antara 45 menit-1 jam, tergantung selera pemesan. Dalam satu hari, penggilingan kopi Cek Mad bisa memproduksi kisaran 100 hingga 150kg. Selain melayani jasa sangrai dan penggilingan kopi, Cek Mad juga meproduksi olahan kopi sendiri yang dijual dalam partai kecil. Tidak sedikit kedai kopi di Banda Aceh yang berlangganan menggunakan jasa Cek Mad. Biasanya diwaktu musim liburan, banyak pengunjung dari luar kota penasaran sekedar ingin tahu tentang usaha Cek Mad yang masih mempertahankan proses sangrai kopi secara tradisional, dan membeli produk kopi olahan Cek Mad untuk dijadikan oleh-oleh.

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