Guatemala is ahead of India in its production
Green coffee from Guatemala
Guatemala ranks 9th in the ranking of green coffee producers, losing 9th to Peru. Most green coffee from Guatemala is exported to the US. in the world for the production of green coffee and is one of the largest suppliers of green coffee beans to the United States market. Guatemala offers green coffee for mass consumption, and exclusive types of green coffee under the Specialty coffee brand for further roasting and other purposes. You can buy green coffee from Guatemala on the New York Coffee Exchange.
Green coffee production in Guatemala
Coffee trees were brought to the country in 1750 by Catholics. The monks grew coffee trees near their monasteries, and the mass production of green coffee was established by German settlers at the end of the 19th century. Today the coffee business is concentrated in 8 main regions. Connoisseurs and gourmets often prefer coffee from Guatemala to any other for its complex bouquet of aromas. The best among the best is Guatemala SHB. An unusually large variety of coffee maragogype from Guatemala fame throughout the coffee world. Several US roasters source green coffee from the famed regions of Antigua Guatemala and Hahaltenango for their limited-edition gourmet coffees.
Green coffee immediately ensured the growth of the economy of the Republic of Guatemala (The Republic of Guatemala). Today, the country's coffee industry employs about a third of the country's able-bodied population. Unfortunately, the unstable domestic political situation does not contribute to the prosperity of the coffee business.
Most of the small entrepreneurs involved in growing and harvesting coffee are descendants of the Indians. Such farms fall under the tutelage of organizations to promote small businesses. Many aid programs are financed by the United States and other governments, which are extremely interested in regular supplies of high-quality green coffee. In general, the interests of leading roasters are being respected, who are now striving to expand the market for selected specialty green coffee (Specialty coffee). Also, some assistance programs encourage local growers to turn coffee berries into finished green coffee beans, but most of the bright red coffee fruits end up in dealers, often right on the side of the road.
The Maya Nuevon Cooperative, which supplies raw coffee to export company Unitrade, is an example of how aid programs, in this case from the European Union, are changing the lives and work of local coffee farmers. Thus, the production of green coffee changes the collection address to the address of the processor of coffee berries.
Antigua Guatemala or La Antigua (Antigua Guatemala)
Antigua Guatemala or La Antigua (Antigua Guatemala, which means "Old Guatemala") is a small region located near the old colonial capital of the same name. This is the most famous green coffee growing and production area in Guatemala. Located at an altitude of 1533 meters. There is such a high demand for local products that local farmers have united and founded a special zone for growing elite coffee under the brand name "Antigua". Actually, in most cases, Guatemalan coffee appears on the world market under this name - Guatemala Antigua. And this is one of the varieties of coffee that is often faked. Without being a literate and qualified coffee connoisseur, it is very difficult to distinguish the green grain of Guatemala Antigua from other varieties of the same Guatemalan coffee. And even more so when fried. On the palate, despite the distinctive and characteristic features of taste and aroma, it is often confused by beginners who have never tried real Guatemalan coffee Guatemala Antigua.
Coffee Guatemala Antigua has its place on the world map just like the best wines in the world. One of the best Finca plantations in the region. Its grain takes the best places at exhibitions, has many well-deserved awards and regular customers, including Starbucks. The Bella Vista plantations grow and process green coffees such as Santa Ana la Guerta, Bella Carmona, Pulkal, all of which proudly carry the Antigua label, known throughout the world. Green coffee from Antigua is famous, first of all, for its high quality beans. Roasted coffee tastes richer, the bouquet is more complex, the fragrant "smoke" is more noticeable compared to other types of Guatemalan coffee (Guatemalan coffee).
Guatemala is a member of ICO (International Coffee Organization)
Guatemala is one of the largest producers and exporters of green coffee in Central America and in the world. In the Top 10 Green Coffee Producers, Guatemala is ranked 8th (2011). Guatemala is a member of the International Coffee Organization. Mostly Arabica coffee is produced and production of Robusta coffee is being established. The leading and unifying role in the coffee industry in Guatemala is carried out by ANACAFÉ, the National Coffee Association of Guatemala.
Harvest in September-October. Coffee consumption per capita is average, 1.38 kg/month. In 2011, 3,840,000 bags of coffee (~230,400 tons) were officially produced. The export of green coffee was made in the amount of more than 1.17 billion dollars.
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Cardamom (lat. cardamomum listen)) is a herbaceous perennial plant and its fruits or seeds used in cooking and medicine. Cardamom belongs to the ginger family and has two main genera. Both genera are native to the evergreen forests of India, Nepal, and Bhutan, so they have a similar structure, small seed pods about 1-2 centimeters long, thin outer shell, and small black seeds. The plant itself looks like a reed and grows up to 4 meters in length.
The first genus of cardamom is eletarian (lat. Elettari a), which is also known as green cardamom. Second is amomum(lat. Amomum), which includes black cardamom. According to their properties, green and black cardamom are very similar and have an equally pleasant aroma, and in appearance they differ mainly in color and in that black is slightly larger in size.
Cardamom is highly valued for its qualities and due to this, in regions with opportunities for its growth, cardamom is an important resource. After all, it is in third place on the world podium in terms of high cost among spices, second only to saffron and vanilla. Today, the largest producer and exporter of cardamom in the world is Guatemala, which has overtaken the birthplace of cardamom, India, in its production, shifting it to second place.
By its origin, cardamom is considered one of the most ancient spices in the world, the history of which goes back several thousand years. But throughout its history, it has been a valuable resource, being both a culinary delight and a healing agent.
Indeed, despite the fact that India is considered the birthplace of cardamom, there is written evidence that cardamom was known as a medicine in Egypt for many centuries. Concrete proof of this is the mention of cardamom in the Ebers Papyrus, one of the oldest writings containing a list of various diseases, their symptoms and treatments, dating back to around 1500 BC. The Egyptians used it as medicine, embalming and other ritual ceremonies. They even chewed cardamom pods to clean their teeth and freshen their breath.
Cardamom was also known in Babylon and the Assyrian empire. The Greeks and Romans mainly used cardamom as a material for perfumes, ointments and aromatic oils. And like many spices, for centuries, cardamom has been a symbol of luxury and royalty.
But, despite its popularity, in general, most of the world's supply of cardamom was carried out by collecting seeds from wild plants. The first plantations were created by British colonists only in the 19th century.
Useful properties of cardamom, side effects and contraindications
Starting to talk about the specific healing properties of cardamom, let us recall once again that the Egyptians used it as chewing gum and, as modern science shows, they did it very correctly. Cardamom is currently widely used in South Asia in the treatment of diseases of the oral cavity, in particular teeth and gums, as well as soothe them with a scratchy throat or eliminate hoarseness. And the fact that cardamom is the best way to protect against bad breath has been adopted even by some chewing gum manufacturers.
The essential oil found in cardamom has been shown to relieve inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract, making cardamom an excellent product for people with digestive problems, bowel problems, dysentery, or simply indigestion. It is even able to soothe bloating and heartburn. Although, in principle, cardamom eliminates any indigestion. In this case, cardamom can be used as a separate seed, as a seasoning, or as a tea.
Also cardamom in South Asia is a folk remedy in the treatment of problems with urination. Together with banana leaves and other local remedies, cardamom helps to reduce discomfort during the removal of stones from the kidneys, acts as a diuretic, and is anti-inflammatory for problems with the kidneys and urinary tract.
And the aromatic qualities of cardamom, appreciated by the Romans and Greeks, can serve as aromatherapy to relieve tension and even in the fight against depression. In this case, cardamom oil can be added to baths or ground cardamom can be used when making tea.
Cardamom also contains phytochemicals such as indole-3-carbinol and diindolylmethane, which are known cancer fighters.
In addition, cardamom is rich in antioxidants, which protect us from the aging process and stress, as well as prevent the occurrence of well-known diseases. Cardamom essential oil has only recently attracted the attention of scientists for its healing properties, while Asian and Indian cultures have been using its properties for a very long time. In conclusion of the enumeration of the healing properties of cardamom, we note it as a source of potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron and manganese.
How to choose and store cardamom
On sale, cardamom is available all year round, both in the form of pods with seeds, and in the form of ground seeds, spices. Depending on the identity of the cardamom, its skin can be light green or dark brown. Fresh cardamom pods are heavy and have a sweet aroma, especially if you scratch the skin a little with your fingernail. And, of course, avoid pods that have a suspicious color or spots of unknown origin on their surface.
Wish you success!
Choose a recipe to your liking and enjoy the new, unforgettable tastes that cardamom can give you!
The twenty-seventh game of the Second Team Tournament.
Members
Alexander Altshuler
Alexey Paevsky
- Yakov Podolny, pediatrician from Karmiel (Israel)
- Alexander Altshuler, economist from Kaliningrad
- Alexey Paevsky, science journalist from Odessa (Ukraine)
Game progress
First round
Topics:
- ABC
- Men and women
- Flowers
- Musical instruments
- Islands
- …tooth…
ABC (300)
In 1895, Vice Admiral Stepan Osipovich Makarov developed exactly this for the Russian fleet.
Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Semaphore alphabet
ABC (400)
The stories from his 4-volume "ABC" have been included in anthologies and primers for 140 years.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy
ABC (500)
Bulgakov's Sharik learned the alphabet from them. Mayakovsky admitted the same.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: signboards
Men and women (500)
In a recent survey of British families, the word babe - "baby" took first place in this list.
Correct answer: The most disliked addresses to wives
Flowers (400)
Peruvian Moyobamba is nicknamed the city of these flowers: up to 3500 species are found in the district.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: orchids
Flowers (500)
The national holiday sair-lola, dedicated to these flowers, is celebrated in Tajikistan at the beginning of summer.
Correct answer: tulips
Musical instruments (500)
General Evgraf Zhivago was surprised to learn that his found niece Tonya masterfully plays this instrument - just like her own grandmother, Tonya is not known.
Jacob answers.
Player response: Piano.
Correct answer: Balalaika
Islands (400)
In this novel, perhaps the largest of the vehicles born of the fantasy of Jules Verne operates.
Jacob answers.
Player response: "Flying island".
Correct answer: "Floating Island"
Islands (500)
From the shipyard built by Peter I on this island, 500 ships left for three centuries; now the island has become a district of Arkhangelsk.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Solombala
…tooth… (500)
The eighth and ninth Zhiguli models received this nickname for their body shape.
Alexey answers.
Correct answer: "Chisel"
Musical instruments (300)
Auction. In the autumn of 1941, according to the directive of the People's Commissariat of Defense, 60,000 of these tools were sent to the front to raise the spirit of the soldiers.
Jacob plays. Rate - 900.
Player response: drums.
Correct answer: Harmonicas
Musical instruments (400)
Musical instruments (400)
Initially, they were made from boiled cow or goat ribs. Nowadays, they are mainly made from solid wood.
Correct answer: Bones
…tooth… (400)
The crater rampart of this active volcano on the Kuril Island Urup is formed by three rocks.
Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Trident
…tooth… (300)
If the actor learned the text of the role in this way, then no stage fright will bring him down.
Alexey answers.
Correct answer: by heart
Men and women (400)
In this film by François Ozon, the only man doesn't say a word; even the audience hardly sees the face.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: "Eight Women"
Men and women (300)
According to legend, she secretly entered Caesar from her brother, ordering him to be wrapped in a precious carpet. Plutarch clarifies: not in a carpet, but in a modest bed bag.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Cleopatra
Islands (300)
Sculptures (500)
Cat in a bag. Topic: sculptures. The sculpture "Russia", created in 1896, is a masterpiece of Kasli casting. What 3 items are under the shield?
Played by Alexander. The bet is 500.
The player does not respond.
Correct answer: Crown, scepter and orb
ABC (200)
At the end of 1917, the secret organization "Azbuka" was created in Kyiv to fight against Bolshevism. The letters of the alphabet served the agents in this capacity.
Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Underground nicknames
…tooth… (200)
…tooth… (200)
In the Miocene, this marsupial, or tilokasmin, lived in North America.
Correct answer: Saber-toothed tiger
…tooth… (100)
The Moscow Kremlin has 1045 of these "dovetails".
Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Battlements of the wall
Flowers (300)
In the USA and Western Europe, unlike in Russia, it is believed that such a bouquet brings happiness.
Alexander answers.
Correct answer: With an even number of colors
Men and women (200)
Suvorov ordered to carry this "gift", bought for his own serfs, "as they carry chickens, but very safely."
Correct answer: Brides
Musical instruments (200)
In 1712 he made a cello for the Grand Duke of Tuscany; now the American Yo-Yo Ma plays the instrument.
Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Stradivarius
Musical instruments (100)
Poets consider it their attribute, even if they don’t understand anything about music.
Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Lira
ABC (100)
Letter codes, that is, the alphabet itself, were invented by his colleague Weil, which the inventor himself denied.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: morse
Flowers (200)
This popular song performed by actress Nina Sazonova was first heard in the TV movie "My Street".
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: "Daisies hid"
Islands (200)
The Croatian island of Galesnjak is shaped like this; No wonder it is called the "Island of Lovers".
Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Heart
Flowers (100)
Auction. In the Song of Hiawatha, the loving sighs of the south wind Shavandase destroyed this flower.
Played by Alex. The rate is 1,000.
Correct answer: Dandelion
Men and women (100)
At the beginning of the play, he was unrequitedly in love with the beautiful Rosalina, but the new love turned out to be stronger.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Romeo
Islands (100)
The name of this island was jokingly deciphered as "Communism off the coast of America."
Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Cuba
Round result
- Jacob - 1 100
- Alexander - 700
- Alexei - 2 500
Second round
Topics:
- Bridges
- fly hunting
- Questions from…
- Spiritual Affairs
- solar system
- Length
Length (600)
This Russian measure was approximately equal to the length of a human step.
Correct answer: Arshin
Length (800)
Its length must be known in order to calculate the circumference of a circle.
Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Radius
Solar system (600)
This year, asteroid number 274301 was named after this online encyclopedia.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Wikipedia
Bridges (800)
Bridges (800)
The Keshwa Chaka Rope Bridge over the Apurimac River is the last surviving bridge built by the inhabitants of this empire.
Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Inca
Solar system (800)
On this planet you can find the land of Lada, the plain of the Snow Maiden and even the canyon of Baba Yaga.
Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Venus
Length (1 000)
Question-auction. This modern competitive discipline was part of the program of the ancient Olympics. Now the record belongs to Mike Powell.
Jacob plays. Rate - 1 700.
Correct answer: Long jump
Spiritual Affairs (800)
Peter Negosh, who ruled this country at the beginning of the 19th century, was canonized by the Orthodox Church as Peter Tsetinsky.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Montenegro
Spiritual Affairs (1,000)
There is a temple "on blood" not only in St. Petersburg, but also in this Russian regional center.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Yekaterinburg
Fly hunting (800)
Maestro Titarenko removed him from flying, and during a German raid, without a command, he took off on a commander’s plane and shot down a Messer.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Grasshopper
Fly hunting (1 000)
Fly hunting (1 000)
These inhabitants of Southeast Asia fly up to 140 meters thanks to the fur membrane between the paws, tail and neck.
Alexey answers.
Player response: flying squirrels.
Correct answer: Wormwing
Bridges (1,000)
To remember (1 000)
Cat in a bag. Topic: To remember. The project of Turkish architects was preferred, and for 60 years Anitkabir in Ankara has been visited by millions of people, and not only Turks. What is Anitkabir?
Played by Alexander. The rate is 1,000.
Player response: National Museum.
Correct answer: Mausoleum of Ataturk
Solar system (1,000)
This space telescope, which orbited the Sun, managed to “look out” for 4 years of work more than a hundred planets outside the solar system.
Alexey answers.
Correct answer: "Keppler"
Solar system (400)
In a photograph taken by Voyager from 6 billion kilometers away, it appears as a pale blue dot.
Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Earth
Solar system (200)
After Pluto was excluded from the planets, the title of the smallest planet in the solar system passed to him.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Mercury
Spiritual Affairs (600)
Filipinos carry a dark-skinned statue of the Savior around the capital three times a year; According to legend, this is exactly what happened on the ship that brought the statue to Manila four centuries ago.
Correct answer: Fire
Bridges (600)
This event first took place in 1982, although it did not go on the air. From the Soviet side, 200 students, hastily gathered in Ostankino, participated.
Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Teleconference with the USA
Questions from… (200)
Questions from the makeup artist
Make-up artist Natalya Orekhova asks questions. Checking the makeup of Josephine and Daphne, the director of the film "Only Girls in Jazz", forced the actors to go to this institution and only then began filming.
Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Women's toilet
Questions from… (600)
If the lower eyelid of an actor is lightly smeared with a special pencil that looks like lipstick, then the actor will do it.
Alexey answers.
Correct answer: will cry
Questions from… (800)
In the film "Spring" Rina Zelyonaya as a make-up artist of the film studio commands: "Average plump, sexy number four!". What is she talking about?
Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Lips
Questions from… (400)
A special black lacquer helps to give the viewer the illusion that the actor does not have this.
Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Tooth
Questions from… (1,000)
Take starch, add talc, zinc oxide, chalk. What will happen?
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Powder
Fly hunting (600)
Fly hunting (600)
Who flies two meters above the water and immediately flops back?
Alexey answers.
Correct answer: stingray
Bridges (200)
This is the Khimki microdistrict, and a swing bridge for entering the ship.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Gangway
Fly hunting (400)
According to J.K. Rowling, the Ministry of Magic banned these "vehicles" from being brought into Britain. Not otherwise frightened of the competition brooms.
Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Flying carpets
Length (400)
Alexey answers.
Correct answer: noah's ark
Spiritual affairs (200)
This archangel accompanied Muhammad during his miraculous ascension to heaven.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Jabrail
Bridges (400)
Bridges (400)
The people of Rotterdam have nicknamed this graceful bridge "the swan". The official name of the bridge is in honor of this famous native of the city.
Correct answer: Erasmus of Rotterdam
Spiritual affairs (400)
According to Teffi, these ancient steps could not be taken without blasphemy: either they would crush the tail of a sacred cat, or they would poke at a sacred dog, or they would eat a holy fly in borscht ...
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Egyptians
Round result
- Jacob - 8 000
- Alexander - 1 100
- Alexei - 7 900
Third round
Topics:
- Factories
- I'm sitting behind bars
- Spices
- What from what
- The Bears
- stairs
What of what (900)
What of what (900)
British artist Susan Stockfen put together a map of the world from this. The work took a year, you can admire it at the University of Berkfordshire.
Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Microcircuits
What of what (600)
African ugali, Romanian hominy, Italian polenta… All three porridges are made from this flour.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: corn
I am behind bars (1,200)
Even during the Cold War, this West Berlin prison was jointly run by the four allied powers.
Jacob answers.
Player response: Muabit.
Correct answer: Spandau
I am behind bars (1,500)
These "innovations" introduced in the Bastille and other prisons to aggravate the suffering of prisoners, King Louis XI affectionately called "daughters."
Correct answer: iron cells
Factories (1 200)
In 1922, the Petrograd Knitting and Hosiery Factory, founded by the merchant Natus, received the order and with it this new name.
Correct answer: Red flag
Factories (1 500)
Soups (1 500)
Cat in a bag. Topic: Soups. Here are French bouillabaisse, Finnish Lohikeito, Spanish gazpacho and German bread soup. Only this soup is supposed to be cooked in a cast-iron and left for another day.
Played by Alexander. Rate - 1 500.
Player response: gazpacho.
Correct answer: lohikeyto
Bears (900)
This Pushkin hero, having got to the gypsies, began to "go around the villages with a bear", which extremely outraged the romantic Ryleev.
Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Aleko
Bears (1 200)
The “Bear Circus” created by him was filmed in the films “Arena of the Brave”, “Michelle and the Bear”, “Not all bears sleep in winter”.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Valentin Filatov
Bears (1 500)
Bears (1 500)
These bears from an island near Alaska are taken under state protection - their numbers have declined sharply.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Kodiak
Stairs (1 500)
Stairs (1 500)
Six denominations agreed not to change anything in this temple without a common consent. So the stairs, who knows how to get on the ledge, do not touch for two centuries.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Spices (1 200)
Correct answer: Cardamom
What of what (1 200)
Auction. The purest sand from the Po River, or even imported sand from Istria, was used to make this in Venice.
Jacob plays. Rate - 8 800.
Player response: Yarn.
Correct answer: Glass
What from what (1 500)
From the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts every year they sent a steamer with dirty rags to England, and they received exactly this back.
Alexey answers.
Correct answer: drawing paper
Stairs (900)
In the century before last, the first in the world appeared in a New York park on Coney Island for the amusement of the public. It acquired its modern look 27 years later. What are we talking about?
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Escalator
I'm behind bars (900)
Spices (900)
The Portuguese exported pepper miguetta from the coast of present-day Liberia. On old maps, the region is called that way.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Pepper Coast
Bears (600)
In the Norwegian village of Jarfjord, a bear and three cubs broke into a house in the absence of their owners, destroying honey and chocolate and washing down sweets from cans with these contents.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Beer
I'm behind bars (600)
In the century before last, this ministry of Russia sent the academician of architecture Anthony Tomishko abroad. To study the prison case.
Alexey answers.
Correct answer: MIA
Stairs (600)
At the third Odessa Film Festival "City Lights" Chaplin was shown there to the live music of the Philharmonic Orchestra.
Jacob answers.
Correct answer: On the Potemkin Stairs
Factories (600)
The Romans called the word fabrica such a small enterprise.
Correct answer: Workshops
Spices (600)
This spice is dried strips of bark.
Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Cinnamon
Spices (300)
Farmers who grow "organic food" spray hot pepper infusion for this purpose.
Alexander answers.
Correct answer: For pest control instead of conventional insecticides
Bears (300)
This species, separated from the brown bear, is now the "youngest".
Jacob answers.
Player response: Grizzly.
Correct answer: Polar bear
I'm behind bars (300)
Marina Tsvetaeva's son Georgy Efron in his diary calls this institution, where both his father and sister were "Bottles".
Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Butyrskaya prison
What of what (300)
At the Winter Smile festival in the Arkhangelsk region, the local team not only built a stove out of it, but also managed to flood it.
Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Snow
Stairs (300)
The image of the progenitor of just such a staircase was found in one of the caves of Valencia. The drawing is about 100 centuries old.
Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Ladder
Round result
- Jacob - 1 800
- Alexander - 2 000
- Alexei - 11 200
Final round
Topic: Around the music
Tchaikovsky dedicated a trio for piano, violin and cello to his memory. And in the Great Hall of the Conservatory, his portrait occupies a central position above the stage. What are we talking about?
Jacob's answer: Nikolai Rubinstein
Rate - 600.
Alexander's answer: Cui
The rate is 2,000.
Alexey's answer: Beethoven
The rate is 1,000.
Correct answer: Nikolai Rubinstein
Outcome of the game
- Jacob - 2 400
- Alexander - 0
- Alexei - 10 200
Aleksey Paevsky is declared the winner of the game. The Ukrainian team advances to the final games.
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