Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee, Food and Island Trivia

Coffee is the most popular beverage worldwide with over 400 billion cups consumed each year. Coffee Arabica traces its roots to Abyssinia and was introduced into Arabia more than one thousand years ago. The tradition of coffee consumption is certainly one of the most established ones with ties to many cultures as merchants and people kept promoting coffee as a beverage of choice across the world.

In India, tradition gives credit to BaBa Budan, a Moslem pilgrim to Mecca, with the introduction of coffee into Southern India about 1600. The region where Baba Budan settled is still known as the Baba Budan Hills and continues to be an important coffee producing area in this part of the world. In 1699 coffee was introduced into Java. The coffee plants went from Java to Amsterdam in 1706 and a few years later they ended up as seedlings in the Paris Botanical Gardens. This explains how, in 1723, three of these plants went from Paris to Martinique. The French naval officer, Gabriel Mathieu de Clieu, was the person transporting the seedlings. Only one of the plants survived and from it Arabica coffee was established in Martinique. From Martinique, coffee went to Jamaica and to other coffee producing areas of the Western Hemisphere.

Coffee remains a popular and sought after beverage worldwide with many people devoted to finding new flavors, trying out new ways of cooking with coffee, painting with coffee, using coffee as additive for natural pesticides, natural soil conditioners and fertilizers, as ingredient in natural organic cosmetics and many other uses!

Following is some interesting trivia about coffee, Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee, food and the island of Jamaica.

First, some general trivia:

A cup of coffee contains around 100 to 150 milligrams of caffeine as compared to 30 milligrams of caffeine in the average chocolate bar



75% of all caffeine consumed in the United States is from coffee



The steam rising from a cup of coffee contains the same amounts of antioxidants as three oranges, according to a scientific report from the University of California. Antioxidants are good for you, they are heterocyclic compounds that can prevent risk of some illnesses



The famous Lloyd's of London started under the name Edward Lloyd's Coffeehouse



"To Insure Promptness" was an inscription placed on brass boxes in old London coffeehouses. Customers were encouraged to place money in these boxes to promote good and efficient service from the coffeehouse workers. In time, the acronym, TIP, became a byword and it is what we use everywhere......next time you add the 'tip" to your bill, remember that the tradition originated around coffee

Now, some Jamaican trivia:

"Ackee" is both the national fruit and the national dish of Jamaica



Most Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is exported to Japan



The pimento plant is native to Jamaica and is one of the island's main agricultural export crops to Russia, Germany and the US. The Spaniards called it "Pimienta de Jamaica." Nowadays, it is known as "Allspice, a combination of many spices." Allspice is made from ripe berries dried and pounded to a fine powder. It is used in meat curing, confectionery and food processing. The oil distilled from the leaves is used in men's fragrances.



Jamaican "Jerk" is a unique way of preserving and cooking meat such as pork, chicken, fish or beef. The origin of the word "Jerk" is unknown. It may be from the Arawak Indian language or simply the physical reaction to "pull" or "jerk" meat off the fire. Jamaican "Jerk" is a culinary delight of the island.

What about a Jamaican quick linguistic lesson?

Common greetings: "Yah Mon" (or Man). "Yeah Yeah, Whaapen" (what's happening?). "Y'allright? Whattagwan" (what's going on?).



Responses to greetings: "Mi deh ya" (I am there). "Look pon you de bettah one" (not as good as you). "Cool, everything criss, kopustetic" (give thanks, bless and many others).



Favorite eating phrase: "Goo to eat". A favorite Jamaican meat is chicken, cooked as brown stew, fried or jerked.



Restaurant phrase: "Havin' it" (means "are you eating here or taking it to go?)



"Pepper" usually means "the bottled hot pepper sauce." If what you want is black ground pepper, ask for "black pepper" instead.

So, what about having a cup of delicious Jamaican Genuine Blue Mountain 'Certified' coffee?

Timothy ("Tim") S. Collins, the author, is called by those who know him "The Gourmet Coffee Guy."
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Cheap Rhode Island Car Insurance - How to Find the Cheapest RI Car Insurance Policy

The small size of RI lends itself nicely to offering rural residents the ability to find some very cheap Rhode Island auto insurance rates is one is simply willing to shop around. The reason for these cheap rates is that the population in Rhode Island is approximately 1,067,610 according to the United States Census Bureau; and the state itself unlike others, does not have really big cities. This is a perfect fit for the residents because the lower the number of people in the state, the lower theft rates and car accidents are going to be (which are two of the most important things when it comes to producing the price in a RI car insurance policy).

Residents of the state should also know that since most of Rhode Island consists of small towns and communities with many rural areas, their prices will be relatively lower in comparison to other places. The state however, like all the other ones in the nation mandates that a person must have automobile insurance before setting foot and actually driving a motor vehicle. But just how much coverage should a person expect to get if they want to transit the roads of Rhode Island?

The Rhode Island Department of Motor Vehicles will not give a license to anyone that does not show proof of having automobile insurance with what the state calls a 25/50/25 coverage. This means that a person expecting to drive in the state of Rhode Island has to have $25,000 for bodily injury liability coverage per person involved in the accident and up to $50,000. The third number simply refers to property damage coverage and a person in this state is required by law to have $25,000 to cover this expenses after an automobile accident.

One thing to note about this state is that it does not have a Personal Injury Protection Coverage (also called PIP). This coverage will take care of your medical expenses or the medical expenses of the passengers in the car you are driving at the time of an accident and it can be vital in saving you money or in helping you avoid being sued by one of your passengers after an injury. Although a lot of people don't see the need for these coverage it is always important to try and get a quote to see how much it really adds to the policy, and if the price does not go up as much and it's affordable then it is always good to have the coverage.

People in Rhode Island paid about $250 more in car insurance compared to the average rate in the nation. This means that although some people are saving money in this state, some others are paying high rates - the average is driven up quite a bit by those who live in Providence, Warwick, Pawtucket, Cranston, and some of the other relatively larger cities in RI.

In order to save some money those people with high rates can opt to shopping around for a more convenient price. They can do this by simply requesting quotes from their company and other institutions to see which one gives them the advantage when it comes to pricing (although it is important to highlight that not all the cheap policies have the same level of coverage, so you must always shop around).

There are other things however, that Rhode Island residents can do when it comes to trying to find low cost car insurance. They can try and stick with the minimum coverage (that does not have collision or comprehensive coverage) if they have an older car and money in the savings to fix the vehicle in case of an accident. The lowest rates possible will come when people purchase the minimum coverage.

If you are still making payments on the vehicle or you are leasing the car you will not be able to stick with the minimum requirements. The reason for this is that the company you bough or leased the vehicle from wants a guarantee that you will pay in full, so they make the buyer get collision and comprehensive coverage so that they can be paid back when the vehicle is damaged.

Rhode Island is a beautiful state without huge cities like New York or San Francisco where traffic is horrible and car theft is common. Because of this Rhode Island residents should know that lower cost RI car insurance rates are possible and should try to go out and search for better prices when it comes to automobile insurance. Get started finding cheap auto insurance today!