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Paano nga ba ginagawa ang pinakamasarap na kape? Sa totoo lang ay hindi alam ni Ignis. Wala siyang panahong matutong gumawa ng sarili niyang kape. Palagi siyang on-the-go, kaya't ang magagawa lang niya ay bumili ng kape para mainom habang ginagawa ang kanyang mga tungkulin. Marunong siyang magluto ng masusustansiyang pagkain, pero iyon ay dahil kailangan iyon ni Noct. Strictly speaking, hindi naman bahagi ang kape ng isang masustansiyang diet. Nagulat na lang siya at marunong palang gumawa ng kape si Gladio. "Basta may beans, ako'ng bahala!" sabi niya. Nakakita sila ng beans sa isa sa mga hunt nila. May kalumaan na marahil ang beans at hindi alam ni Ignis kung anong variety, pero "basta kape" raw ay kayang lutuin ito ni Gladio sa camp, maski walang coffeemaker. Kaya't nakatikim si Ignis ng stovetop coffee sa unang pagkakataon. ...Medyo weird. May maalikabok na lasa. At hindi ito kasintapang ng kapeng dating binibili niya sa Insomnia. Masyado sigurong marami ang tubig. Sobra rin sa asukal. Pero nagulat siya dahil ito pa rin ang pinakamasarap na kapeng natikman niya sa buong buhay niya. Natutuhan din ni Ignis ang sikreto: Ang pinakamasarap na kape ay iyong ginagawa para sa iyo ng mga taong mahalaga sa iyo. |
How is the best coffee made? The truth is, Ignis doesn't know. He doesn't have time to make his own coffee. He's always on the go, so all he could do is buy coffee to drink while doing his duties. He knows how to cook nutritious food, but just because Noct needs it. Strictly speaking, coffee isn't part of a nutritious diet anyway. He's just surprised to find that Gladio knows how to make coffee. "As long as there's beans, leave it to me!" he said. They found beans in one of their hunts. The beans were probably old already and Ignis doesn't know what variety they are, but "as long as it's coffee," Gladio says he can cook it at camp, even without a coffeemaker. That's how Ignis tastes stovetop coffee for the first time. ...Bit weird. There's an ashy flavor. And it isn't as strong as the coffee he used to buy in Insomnia. There must be too much water. There's too much sugar, too. But he's surprised because this is still the best coffee he's ever tasted in his life. Ignis also learned this secret: The best coffee is the one made for you by people who are important to you. |