Let's Enjoy Belitung! Take a Sip of a Cup of Coffee at Kong Djie Coffee and Feel Its Signature Taste

POSBELITUNG.CO, BELITUNG - Let's enjoy Belitung! There is a very well known coffee shop in Belitung.

Until now, this coffee shop has always been visited by many tourists.

It's name is Kong Djie Coffee.

Kong Djie Coffee has been established for decades.

But this coffee shop is still able to compete with other coffee shops that are now popping up a lot.

Kong Djie Coffee is located in the corner of Siburik Street and Gegedek Street, Tanjungpandan, Belitung Regency.

It has been around since 1943

The originator of the coffee shop owner named Ho Kong Djie.

At first, this coffee shop was a family business and had been managed for generations.

The history of the opening of Kong Djie Coffee Shop was motivated by the poverty factor due to the Japanese colonialism.

This family then tried to survive with makeshift cash.

They used the money to build a business, bought coffee and sugar, and then opened their first coffee shop at Buluh Tumbang area.

The coffee was liked by many people and was able to keep many visitors coming.

The coffee at Kong Djie Coffee Shop is very strong with its distinctive taste.

It made from selected coffee beans such as Lampung Robusta coffee combine with Arabica cofee from Java.

Usually, the composition used is around 70 percent of robusta and 30 percent of arabica.

As a result, the taste that appears is quite strong on the tongue, the aroma and sourness of Arabica coffee seem to remind the taste of Sanger, Arabica coffee in Aceh.

To make the coffee at this coffee shop is quite simple. It only need a large kettle.

The kettle is what will be the place to make coffee essence.

When the water boils, the water is immediately put in with one kilogram of coffee.

A cloth filter is attached to the lid of the kettle to prevent the powder from being carried away.

This coffee essence is poured into each glass which is then brewed again with boiling water.

The thickness will be adjusted to the tastes of the coffee lovers.

Its taste is liked by many tourists visiting Belitung, especially Indonesian coffee lovers.

Kong Djie Coffee is still exist until now. The tourists who come to the shop will feel a warm welcome.

Currently, Kong Djie Coffee has many branches opened through a franchise system.

(Posbelitung.co/Novita)