Coffee-less Chongqing

Tea culture reigns supreme in CQ, and a cup of decent coffee is considered a luxury item and can cost as much as $6 US for just a few ounces. Fresh coffee beans are a rarity here, but all other edible beans (soya, lima, kidney, string, broad, etc. etc) are grown and consumed in great abundance. Hainan coffee is excellent, but is hard to find outside of that tropical paradise. Yunnan Province is growing more nowadays, but I can't get any here :( 
I will have to write tons on this complex and compelling city, on its gastronomy and everything else under the fog, but that will have to do for now!

last modified Jun 9, 2004 at 2:57

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Starbuck's is on every corner in most cities. I can't believe they haven't made it to Chongqing yet! What a bummer...I have to have my Starbuck's......even at $4 dollars a cup! Bo

111270 | posted by Bo on June 24, 2004 at 20:49