很久沒有獨喝一杯espresso了，或者因為我很難欣賞那入口刺激的口味。然而，今天因為肚子不太舒服，對奶有點過敏，還是來一杯沒奶的espresso，竟是出奇的好。果酸加丁點先兒的苦，讓那口味變得可愛。
小店在一個舊且複雜的區域，我很明白常人眼中所謂的複雜，多少夾雜地位的區分。或許多年在香港的複雜地區工作，習慣以外，令我看到許多低下階層生活的智慧，文化與生活的豐富意義。舊的東西，加上塗鴉，讓地區更顯精彩。
或者，我愛的生活及愛所見的，也是一樣，不希望它像杯潔白無瑕的牛奶，樣子醜醜的espresso，其實，很有深度，十分可愛。
I haven’t
had espresso for a long time. Perhaps it’s because I don’t really like the excitingly
strong flavor. Nevertheless, because of
my lactose intolerance and stomach discomfort, I’d better have a non-milk
drink, espresso. It’s a surprisingly
good shot with fruity sour plus a tiny bit of bitter. It’s a wonderful cup. Ended up, I couldn’t resist from trying a cappuccino
to test if the beans were that good. :P
This café
is situated in a notorious and complicated suburb. From time to time, I heard people having bad
comments about some suburbs. It seems
that there are prejudice against some nationality, culture and life style of
people of the minority (?) I really feel
sad about that.
For
many years, I worked in complicated areas in Hong Kong where I truly saw many
interesting things through which I realized how people used wisdoms to cope
with adversity and marginalization in life.
These are rich culture that I wouldn’t want them to disappear. Old things, dilapidated buildings and graffiti
all gave colors to these areas.
Perhaps
the life I long for is similar: not as pure and uneventful as a glass of milk. The ugly and ‘dirty’ look espresso really
gives me complex, complicated, rich and deep feelings. Lovely!
Mon-Fri
0700-1600; Sat 0800-1600; Sun 0800-1500
258
Abercrombie Street, Darlington
9318 0080
http://theshortlistespresso.com
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