Coffee flavor is favorite at my home, especially the strong coffee types. Growing up mom used to prepare coffee with palm jaggery daily morning in a big clay pot, and we used to have it all round the day. The clay pot keeps it cool and it feels like having a quencher rather than a beverage. At my home black coffee was liked mostly other than the creamy sweeter ones. I still like espresso more than the creamy ones, because then only we get the real roasted coffee smell, which when adding milk or cream can dilute a bit. Even I have memories from my childhood, plucking coffee beans from the garden and eating as such :) Things were different the place I am married to, coz they were never coffee lovers. But of course as a wife my responsibility is to spoil my husband at least from the gang to my path, so mean me right :P The first coffee I made was not black coffee though, coz I know a person who is not so fond of coffee may not like it and it is always good to start with less ris...