One of the origins of coffee is set in Ethiopia in the 9th century. Seeing a goat eating "red fruit" on a hillside tree jumping with excitement, it has come to be used as a drowsiness reminder for humans. When I heard this story, there weren't many people who thought "I want to eat the red fruit!" And those who were surprised "Can a goat climb a mountain?" Is it?
"FUGLEN TOKYO" is a coffee shop in Tomigaya, Shibuya-ku, where you can enjoy the "feel" of eating red fruits. The coffee that comes out there has a red color, and it's so fresh that you can't think of it as coffee. Feel like a goat today and let's go to "Fuglen Tokyo".
■ Where is Fuglen Tokyo? "Fuglen Tokyo" is located in the suburbs of NHK Studio Park, Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Yoyogi Park, etc. Rural people are probably places they have never stopped by. However, there is "Fuglen Tokyo", which the New York Times described as "it is worth going for a drink even if you fly", and in fact many tourists from overseas stop by.
While enjoying the greenery of Yoyogi Park, proceed along Inokashira-dori, and when you enter one, you will see a simple yet warm appearance based on white. Outside the shop, there are chairs and tables that look like the porch of Japan, and you can feel nostalgia even though you visited for the first time.
Appearance that feels nostalgia
To have AeroPress coffee, which is synonymous with Fuglen Tokyo. The moment it comes out, you'll be amazed at the dark ruby-like color of the coffee. It's a dimly lit bar, and if you come out in a glass, you might mistake it for tea or red wine.
You can see it is red when it is poured into the cup
The refreshing sweetness and sourness spread, making you feel as if you are drinking flavored tea. It has a fresh taste that makes you feel that coffee is made from "fruit" seeds. While leaving a full tea aftertaste, it passes through the throat smoothly, so it seems that you will drink more and more.
◆ Why is it so full tea? Why is Fuglen Tokyo coffee full and refreshing? I speculated that the coffee beans I used might be different. Besides beans, there seems to be a characteristic in how to roast. Mr. Rikitake, a barista, taught me the secret of coffee.
Eating: What kind of coffee beans do you use?
Mr. Rikitake: "There are beans from Kenya and Ethiopia. The main store in Oslo is good at finding high quality beans. Depending on the season and the place of origin, we use the most delicious beans at that time. , There is no standard item to handle throughout the year. "
You can enjoy the refreshing "taste of coffee beans" because we use the best beans for each occasion.
It seems fun to drink and compare various beans.
Are there any characteristics in how beans are roasted?
Rikitake: "We roast the beans lightly so as not to destroy the original fruity taste of the beans. Deep roasting inevitably produces bitterness and roasted taste. Previously, beans were airlifted from Oslo. However, in rare cases, the taste changed while I was carrying it. Since the summer of the year before last, I started to roast my own coffee near the store so that I can provide the best coffee with constant quality. became"
By lightly roasting in your own roasting place, it seems that you can provide high quality coffee that makes the best use of the original taste of beans.
You can also buy Fuglen coffee beans
You told us about your commitment to beans and how to roast them, but it seems that the secret to the deliciousness of Fuglen Tokyo is not the only one. At Fuglen, there is coffee brewed using an instrument called AeroPress. We asked about the appeal of brewing with AeroPress.
Add hot water to the ground coffee beans and steam them.
We will extract with the air pressure created by pressing
"AeroPress is a mechanism that squeezes out the bean extract with air pressure and dissolves the extract in hot water. It is attractive that each bean's characteristics are clearly shown. High quality Because we use beans, we can feel the taste more when brewed with AeroPress. "
Use good quality beans and roast them lightly so that you can feel the original taste of the beans. And it seems that the extraction by AeroPress, which makes the best use of the characteristics of beans, is the secret to creating a fresh "Fuglen Tokyo" taste that is different from ordinary coffee.
Many of the customers are from foreign countries, and some of them are from Norway. Fuglen Tokyo coffee, which convinces people in your home country, can be addictive once you drink it.
There are many foreigners, and you can experience a sense of exoticism.
The shop also sells sweets and bread that go well with Norwegian coffee. These are purchased from a shop called Bake Shop. Enjoy the Norwegian food culture with coffee, such as a cream bun-like scoring blow.
■ Fashionable interior The concept of the Fuglen Tokyo store is a Norwegian grandma's house. There are many vintage furniture from the 1950s and 1960s, and the interior is calm and relieved even for Japanese people. You can also buy furniture and miscellaneous goods in the store. It is a shop that can be enjoyed by people who like interiors.
I'm glad that you can buy your favorite furniture and miscellaneous goods
We have fashionable miscellaneous goods like Scandinavian
"Fuglen Tokyo" is a little difficult to access. However, compared to flying from overseas, we in Japan should be much better off. Rather, is it a waste to not go even though you are in Japan? You can drink fruity coffee that overturns the conventional wisdom in the Scandinavian design store. It might be a good idea to visit once as if you were on a small trip to Norway.