If Egypt is known as the country of a thousand mosques, then the province of Aceh known as the country of a thousand coffee shops. This title is none other because of the locals love to drink coffee.
Even in the Gayo area, the highlands of Aceh that are the best coffee producers, the 'obligatory' morning activity begins with a drink of coffee.
In addition to routine habits, drinking coffee for the people of Aceh was also considered as a stamina enhancer 'man' aka powerful medicine. Coffee that is considered to increase the stamina of this man has a special name, namely 'poding'.
Real Poding is coffee mixed eggs. Egg whipped coffee is easily found in coffee shops spread across Aceh. However, in Kabupaten Pidie, there is a coffee shop that is usually visited by lovers of egg whipped coffee.
The shop is known by the name of Warung Kopi Boh Manok Lameue. The location is in Lameue Village, Sakti Subdistrict, Pidie. This shop is very crowded visited by men who want to increase stamina.
"Although most coffee shops provide egg whipped coffee, which in Lameue is different, from the way pengocjnya until presentation," said a visitor named Riazul Iqbal
According to Riazul, beetroot coffee in Lameue is very special because of the way egg whisking is still awake. They, for example, still use stickers in the eyes of the mixer machine. The goal is to shake the eggs more evenly and expand.
In addition, to remove the smell of fishy, shaken eggs soaked in hot water about 10 minutes. Furthermore, given a mixture of coffee or tea and a little sweetened condensed milk before ready to serve.
"I think the taste of Lameue bean egg coffee is delicious and high protein, because it is processed with chicken eggs and mixer process using shoots so the natural taste is maintained," said Riazul.
In the coffee shop Boh Manok Lameue, this poding beverage is usually enjoyed with lemang. Lemang is food from pulut which is given coconut milk then baked in bamboo.
"With the availability of lemang directly from the kitchen is also an attraction to enjoy egg whipped coffee in Lameue," said Riazul.
How to make beaten egg coffee is actually easy. First, separate the yellow and white eggs, because the whipped yolk only. Before the egg yolks are shaken in a glass, input sugar to taste.
Beat until the yolk color turns slightly white. After that, soak a few minutes with hot water to dissolve the scent of eggs. Finally add coffee or tea and sweetened condensed milk. Beat egg coffee is ready to be enjoyed.
Although poding drinks are generally enjoyed by men, but women were also allowed to drink it. Usually women consume this egg whipped coffee as a blood booster.