i have been in email-contact with China Barista (Jia Ming) for a few weeks now..
he lives apparently in Chengdu, in Sechuan province, in the west of China.
apart from being very eager to improve his English, it seems he is working/training as barista or attempting to become one.
he is extremely keen to learn about coffee in general and the various varieties of coffee beans, their roasts/flavour, the way we serve coffee... the questions keep coming!
according to Jia, coffee drinking is still relatively new in China and because of the cost (compared to income) not a common drink...also, most Chinese people who drink coffee do so without really knowing much about it.
the coffee influence has come from the Japanese and Illy and Lavazzo are the known (only??) brands, although still very expensive.
maybe someone from a more professional coffee background would be interested in contacting him, so Jia can ask him/her pertinent questions?
he can be contacted via the email link in his profile.
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he lives apparently in Chengdu, in Sechuan province, in the west of China.
apart from being very eager to improve his English, it seems he is working/training as barista or attempting to become one.
he is extremely keen to learn about coffee in general and the various varieties of coffee beans, their roasts/flavour, the way we serve coffee... the questions keep coming!
according to Jia, coffee drinking is still relatively new in China and because of the cost (compared to income) not a common drink...also, most Chinese people who drink coffee do so without really knowing much about it.
the coffee influence has come from the Japanese and Illy and Lavazzo are the known (only??) brands, although still very expensive.
maybe someone from a more professional coffee background would be interested in contacting him, so Jia can ask him/her pertinent questions?
he can be contacted via the email link in his profile.
L


..... Great stuff mate 
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