世界咖啡地圖 Book Review 》James Hoffmann 著作 | The World Atlas of Coffee Book

Last Updated on 2017-10-09 by Foodelicious

這本“世界咖啡地圖 (The World Atlas of Coffee)”是我在信義誠品3樓猶豫了半小時後才購買, 原因為寫關於咖啡書籍的作者太多也太優秀, 後來翻內容後才購買我的第一本關於咖啡的書籍.
I was having hard time deciding which coffee book to purchase at Xinyi Eslite Bookstore 3F. Then, I purchased “The World Atlas of Coffee” after flipping pages of this book.

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Book Name 書籍名稱: 世界咖啡地圖 (The World Atlas of Coffee)
Author 作家:James Hoffmann 著作
ISBN: 978-986-459-013-1
** This book is translated book. It has English version **
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大致上整理出細讀後這本書的的特色和重點 There are a few selling points about this book!

1.作者是咖啡業界知名的James Hoffmann. The author is James Hoffmann.

他除了是2007世界Barista冠軍外, 他也飛遍世界各地推廣咖啡文化, 由於越來越多消費者開始接觸不是星巴克的咖啡, 他認為消費者應該要多了解咖啡文化, 因此撰寫了跟“世界啤酒品飲大全”一樣性質的書.
Besides 2007 World Barista Champion, James Hoffman also flies to many countries to promote coffee cultures. Nowadays, more consumers start drinking non-starbucks coffee, James thinks that it might be the time to write about a book about coffee, similar with the “Beer Handbook”.

2. 書中從淺入深的知識

若你是個剛接觸咖啡的人, 這本書有解釋咖啡豆從產地至餐桌的過程, 若你已經是個Barista或是擁有一家咖啡店, 書籍裡有提到較少提到的越南和夏威夷咖啡豆產地.
If you are a newbie in coffee industry, this book has how the coffee beans from the another country ends up at the table. It explains the whole process. If you are a Barista or owns a coffee shop, the book mentions a few origins, such as Vietnam and Hawaii.

3. 專有名詞與索引皆是照英文字母順序

咖啡文化畢竟還是國外比較發達, 有些專有名詞可能還沒有中文名詞翻譯. 索引的部分大部分是因為咖啡品種較為難唸,中文翻譯名詞反而難記, 索引可協助盡快找到想要知道的資料.
After all, informations about coffee are mostly in English language. Some of the professional names or initials might not be translated into Chinese yet. As for different coffee beans, the guide at the end of the book can direct you to the right direction.

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