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<h1 style="text-align: center;">☕️ Coffee related topics</h1>

# Decaffeinated species

#### About

- The Madagascar region has naturally occurring caffeine-free species, e.g. [Réunion](https://www.google.com/maps/place/R%C3%A9union/@-23.2894773,47.005764,5.19z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x2178778110b8e43b:0x4a7f8e89ecdbeaf9!8m2!3d-21.115141!4d55.536384!16zL20vMGx4aGo?entry=ttu) island east of Madagascar
- Coffee plants high caffeine levels improve their "immune system"
    - Low caffeine varieties can die quickly

#### Resources

- [Could low caffeine coffee varieties replace decaf?](https://perfectdailygrind.com/2021/06/could-low-caffeine-coffee-varieties-replace-decaf/) *by Perfect Daily Grind*
- [These coffee beans are decaf, naturally](https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna5279843) *by NBC News*

# History

#### United States west coast coffee hub

- *See [#698: Dr. Mark Plotkin on Coffee, The World’s Favorite Stimulant — Chemistry, History, and More](https://tim.blog/2023/10/13/story-of-coffee) on The Tim Ferriss Show*
- The California gold rush that started in 1848 led to the west coast becoming a coffee hub
- Travel through the Isthmus of Panama was the quickest route from the east coast to the west coast
- This led to the trade of coffee from central America to the United States

#### German influence on coffee in central America

- Countries: Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, etc.
- [#698: Dr. Mark Plotkin on Coffee, The World’s Favorite Stimulant — Chemistry, History, and More](https://tim.blog/2023/10/13/story-of-coffee) *on The Tim Ferriss Show*
- [German Guatemalan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Guatemalan) *by Wikipedia*
- [The Central American Coffee Commodity Chain](https://oxfordre.com/latinamericanhistory/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780199366439.001.0001/acrefore-9780199366439-e-606) *by Oxford Research Encyclopedias*

# US customs for travel

- Must declare on customs forms when traveling into the US
- "Travelers are permitted to bring unlimited quantities of roasted coffee in their luggage without restriction through any U.S. port of entry."
- *See [International Traveler: Coffee, Teas, Honey, Nuts, and Spices](https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/traveler/intl-travel/coffee-tea-honey-nuts-spices/coffee-tea-honey-nuts-spices) by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)*

# Southeast Asia (SEA)

- [Best coffee destinations in Southeast Asia?](https://www.reddit.com/r/Coffee/comments/10hglby/best_coffee_destinations_in_southeast_asia/) *on r/coffee*
- [Vietnam’s Agriculture: A New Frontier For Premium Consumer Products In The U.S.](https://www.forbes.com/sites/douglasyu/2023/11/10/vietnams-agriculture-a-new-frontier-for-premium-consumer-products-in-the-us/) *by Forbes*

# Other

- Bean reviews: [coffeebeans.fyi](https://www.coffeebeans.fyi)
- [The different types of coffee drinks](https://imgur.com/C6UgPVO)