A closeup of taro plants. They are brown, rigid, and thick.
Food and Drink

Know Your Ingredients: Taro

These days, you can find taro gracing the menus of restaurants, boba shops, and coffeehouses alike—but the sweet root has a legacy that can be traced back as far as 2,500 years. BY EMILY JOY […]

A closeup of a clear bowl filled with matcha. Above it is a bamboo whisk.
Food and Drink

Know Your Ingredients: Matcha

Today, we feature matcha in our series that explores the history and background of popular ingredients for café items. BY EMILY JOY MENESESSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos sourced from Unsplash From the editor: In […]

A producer in Timor Leste picks coffee cherries from the plant.
Coffee

Coffee from Timor-Leste

Here’s what you need to know about this Southeast Asian nation and its coffee-growing history. BY KATRINA YENTCHBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos provided by Sucafina Specialty Amongst the Southeast Asian countries that grow coffee, Indonesia, Vietnam, […]

10 Minutes With...

10 Minutes With Sameeha Mohammed

We talk to the owner of Rover Bird, an exporting company in Yemen. BY ERIKA KOSSSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE If you’re a coffee professional, you’ve likely read the adventurous story of Mokhtar Alkhanshali, told […]