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Gone are the days when we have to go to coffee millers to purchase kapeng barako. Because of the demand for this strong brewed coffee, which is significantly associated with Batangas, local coffee businessmen had introduced the goodness of kapeng barako to a greater commercial sphere, much to the delight …

Nothing else could be much sweeter than having someone in the family who can bake and make the yummiest desserts! I tag Monday nights at home as “rapsa night” (rapsa = sarap) because it’s the only day in the week that my brother Drix is off from work and usually, …

Have you heard of the Coffee Academy? It is a recent project of the Department of Education (DepEd) which was launched in Pinagtongulan National High School in Lipa City, the home of the kapeng barako. You’ve learned about the newly implemented K-12 program of DepEd which aims “to produce graduates …

Magnolia, a popular ice cream brand in the country showed it’s support to Philippine tourism by launching the “Best of the Philippines” Ice cream flavor collection. And among these flavors include our very own kapeng barako (Coffee Crumble) and tablea (Tsokolate Tablea). Aside from promoting the local flavor, Magnolia is …

Ginigiling. Nanggigising. Kapag tinamaan ka ng tapang nito, hindi ka matutumba. Sisipa ka sa sigla. 😀 Nung Christmas vacation, nag-stay ng ilang araw sa amin ang pinsan ko na taga-Valenzuela. Syempre, bawat almusal, hindi mawawala ang kapeng barako. Isang umaga lang yata sya uminom nito na pagkatapos ng isang higop …

Batangueños are born with different talents – some have already discovered their strengths and expertise; some are yet to be realized. Having on-the-job trainees joining our team for quite some time allow us to know young people blessed with skills that could bring them to greater heights in whatever field …

Let me share to you another Batangas’ best : Kapeng Barako or the Philippine/Batangas Coffee. Historians say that kapeng barako was brought in the Philippines centuries ago by the Spaniards while the country was part of Spain’s colony. They planted coffee trees on the highlands. And because of good combination of humidity, …