"Hello everyone, welcome everyone to Hakodate to participate in this year's All Japan Barista Competition! This year's Barista Competition is a selection competition hosted by the International Barista Association and co-organized by the Japan Barista Association. Baristas from more than 50 countries and regions around the world competed for the championship title of this year's World Barista Competition..."

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In the Hakodate Civic Hall, Lin Xiuyi and the others bent over, and hurriedly walked to the front row according to Yuko's instructions, and then hurriedly sat on the seats.

"I'm really sorry for the delay on the road, but... Fortunately, I found the right place!"

"It's just right, the game hasn't officially started yet! Look at Sakurako standing there!"

"Come on, Sakurako!"

"come on!"

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Let's introduce the players who participated in this World Barista Competition. The No. 1 player is Hideyoshi Izaki from the famous Karuizawa Maruyama coffee shop. He brings you 1amesa, a farm owned by Maruyama Coffee in Costa Rica. The Tiepica coffee produced by the manor is processed by the red honey bean method unique to Maruyama coffee. It is said that this method perfectly retains the flower and fruit aroma of the bean itself. Today, we are finally fortunate enough to see this specialty coffee that Maruyama Coffee secretly opened, aiming to compete for the world championship.

The second contestant is Donghai Keshi from the 100% Arabica coffee shop in Kyoto. Mr. Donghai is also the founder and owner of this popular coffee shop. Before that, Mr. Donghai has won the championship of the World Latte Art Competition. And 100% Arabica is also a popular Internet celebrity coffee shop in the country in recent years. It is said that if you do not drink a cup of milk coffee in 100% Arabica in Kyoto, you cannot be called a qualified coffee lover!

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"Ah... 100% Arabica, I seem to have heard of this coffee shop!"

Hearing the introduction of the host in the sky, Mingmei could not help but blurt out in surprise.

"What...that what...100% Arabica or something, famous?"

"Well... it is said that the boss behind it is a returned child. Although he runs a coffee shop in Kyoto, he also bought a coffee farm of his own in Hawaii. Moreover, 100% Arabica has a kind of Special coffee with high caffeine content, if guests want to taste it, they need to book in advance, and each person is only limited to one cup per day…”

"Eh? How did Mingmei-chan know about these things?"

"I saw this guy on Sister Matsuko's show before, and he happened to be a guest invited by the show team in that episode..."

"Ah... If that's the case, wouldn't it be harder for Sakurako to win the championship?"

"It's not difficult, it's basically hopeless. Maruyama Coffee is the enlightener of the Japanese specialty coffee industry. Their founder, but the first to bring the concept of specialty coffee to Japan..."

As soon as Lin Xiu heard the introduction of the contestants, he couldn't help but sweat for Yingzi.

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The next thing to introduce is the No. 43 contestant who participated in this competition, from Sakura no Sato Cafe in Tokyo?

a. Miss Sakurako. Ms. Juju runs a cafe of her own in Tokyo. It is said that it has been opened for less than a year, but she actually defeated many domestic coffee practitioners with the sun-dried Geisha produced by the Sakura no Sato coffee house and successfully advanced. In the finals, I believe this achievement alone is enough to make the young Miss Juju feel proud!

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After the host on the field introduced the 50 contestants one by one, the game officially started. At this moment, almost everyone's eyes are on Izaki Hideo, the representative of Maruyama Coffee, and Donghai Keshi, the representative of 100% Arabica Coffee. The two of them represent the highest barista trained in Japan. level, and the other symbolizes the future direction of the specialty coffee industry, so most of the audience who came to watch this competition are paying attention to the contest between the two masters.

"In the first session, each contestant will prepare four cups of espresso in turn with the coffee powder they brought, and then the judges will taste the specialty coffee prepared by you one by one."

With the order of the host, the participating representatives came on stage to make espresso for the judges one by one. Because there were so many contestants, the organizing committee divided the representatives of the fifty coffee shops present into five groups. Only the players who have won the first place in this group will have the opportunity to enter the final written test.

Seeing that many baristas in the audience are busy one after another, the photographers off the court have also aimed their lenses at the star players present, and Sakurako, perhaps because of her beauty, will occasionally meet. favored by photographers. Every time, when the picture of Yingzi appeared on the big screen on the field, Lin Xiuyi and others cheered enthusiastically.

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At this time, Sakurako, who was playing offstage, did not notice the cheers from Lin Xiuyi and the others. She silently closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Her nervousness was relieved a little.

"No problem, just swing at your usual level! Okay, come on! Don't think about entering the finals for now!"

Sakurako said a few words to herself silently, and then used a bean shovel to take out some of the coffee beans she brought and put them in the grinder. With the grinding of the machine, the original coffee beans that were still intact were suddenly washed away. Grind to a fine powder. And then, a burst of roasted bean fragrance gradually dissipated.

Sakurako took out an appropriate amount of coffee powder and put it into the handle of the coffee machine, then skillfully poured the powder, pressed it tightly, and fastened it on the espresso machine. Then, Sakurako saw that the referee was just about to walk up to her. At this time, she picked up four cups and carefully wiped them clean with her apron~lightnovelpub.net~ Then she put the cups on the shunt of the coffee machine and pulled down the handle to turn on the espresso machine.

Sakurako let out a sigh of relief when the dark brown liquid mixed with foam mixed with coffee oil slowly flowed into the coffee cup under the shunt. She saw that the referee in this group had come to the bar, so she reached out to indicate that she was ready. Later, Sakurako said that four cups of coffee were placed in the tray and brought to the referee.

"I'm Sakurako of the Sakura no Sato coffee shop in Tokyo. This is the sun-dried Geisha specially made by our shop. Please advise!"

The four judges sitting in front of the bar politely smiled and nodded to Sakurako, and then they each picked up the cup of espresso in front of them and tasted it seriously.

When everyone put the coffee cups in their hands back on the bar, the heavy tension once again greeted Sakurako's heart.

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