🇸🇹 Sao Tomean Cuisine

Café de São Tomé

Sao Tomean Coffee

Prep Time 5 min
Servings 2
Difficulty Easy

Single-origin robusta coffee grown in volcanic island soil, roasted dark and brewed strong in a traditional cloth filter, served black with raw sugar.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Boil fresh water.
  2. 2 Place ground coffee in a cloth filter (or add directly to a small pot).
  3. 3 Pour boiling water slowly over the grounds.
  4. 4 Allow to drip through (or steep 4 min and strain).
  5. 5 Serve immediately in small cups with raw sugar on the side.

Did You Know?

Sao Tome was once the world's largest cocoa producer, but its coffee — grown in the shade of cacao trees — is considered equally exceptional by specialty coffee experts.