I can declare that, yes, I, Mindanaoan, am a certified regular coffee drinker. I find it difficult to start the day without at least a cup of coffee (I’m a happier camper if I have two). I also frequent coffee shops and I have also tried drinking coffee from sidewalk vendors and from vendors at the bus terminal (you know who I mean – when you absolutely need to take a trip in the wee hours in the morning and all you can find are the ever reliable manangs and manongs who put up their “painit” stations – and by stations I mean a single table, a few glasses, coffee, sugar, some milk if you’re lucky and thermos).
I do know that drinking coffee has some health benefits. Still, I want to cut down on my intake or at least drink decaffeinated kape.
Fortunately, there seems to be another choice for us Mindanaoans who love coffee — RICE COFFEE. Yes, rice coffee can also be found here in Mindanao. And rightfully so! After all, it is in Mindanao where most of the country’s rice fields are, yes? I do know that Ilonggos also have their own version of rice coffee called “sara sara” and the Ilocanos also drink rice coffee as well.
Rice coffee reportedly has a couple of benefits. First of all, it doesn’t contain any caffeine which is really good news for the health conscious. No preservatives as well. Rice coffee can also help relieve bodily pains and can serve as a good drink after a heavy meal.
So when I covered the Kahimunan Trade Fair 2008 a few weeks ago, I was very pleased to know that some people in Sarangani Province, Mindanao have developed their own rice coffee products. These rice coffee products that I bought, for instance, are manufactured at Purok Namnama, Maitum, Sarangani Province, Mindanao, Philippines.
So far I’ve already finished a small jar and I can say that rice coffee can take the place of my regular coffee any day. Naturally, the flavor is not that “tough” compared to caffeinated coffee and of course, the “taste of rice” is predominant in every sip but the bottom line is…it’s still kape. Plus, just think of the health benefits that this could bring! That alone makes me want to continue drinking rice coffee.
I also like the fact that products like these can now be bought here in Mindanao. I just hope that the government and other stakeholders continue to help the SMEs that are engaged in rice coffee production. Given the right exposure, brand marketing and continuous linkages with target markets, this can really help boost the Mindanao business sector. And this may even be a reason for rice farmers to continue planting palay! So this can also basically help boost the Mindanao agricultural sector as well.
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coffee without the caffeine? hmmm… interesting! Is is only available in Mindanao?
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No I don’t think rice coffee is only available here. The Ilonggo community has something similar – they call it “sara sara” while the Ilocanos call their rice coffee “kinirog nga bagas.” 🙂
pwede nyo po ba akong matulungan about po sa rice coffee? kilangan ko po kasi para sa aking feasibility study.
thank you po..
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hello,gud day po.gusto ko lng po sana malaman kng papano ang paggawa ng rice coffee.tnx po..
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uhm, just a question. Can this coffee be exported to manila? If it can, how much is it?
We produce the rice coffee posted on this website. We also produce corn coffee. Yes, I am a true-blooded MIndanaoan.
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Thanks for posting or featuring our rice coffee. We commit to produce rice coffee made of organic rice or upland rice.
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please send me all available details u have thru my email ad. i am interested to engage and distribute ur rice coffee products here in cebu. thx
is it true that rice coffee can cause cancer?does healthy benefits that we can get in brown rice is the same when it was roasted already??
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@Angie – I don’t think rice coffee can cause cancer. If anything, it’s organic so I think that alone says a lot.
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process and nutrition content of rice coffee
Before I was born there’s already rice coffee, then I remember when I was 5 yrs old, my mother used to make “sara-sara” in the afternoon and prepare it in the morning as part of our breakfast, its good to pair it wit nilagang sweet potato, casava, and saging. now am 34,yrs old and still i am enjoying it.
@Jake – wow that’s nice to know. What’s “sara-sara” by the way?
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hello po! just wanna ask kung available po ba sa market ang rice coffee? kung meron po, san po pwedeng makabili in manila area? thanks. 🙂
@Cy – try ECHO store at Podium 🙂
How nice to come across of your website. I am from Zamboanga del Sur too.
Like you, I am coffee addict with brewed coffee. I guess I have tasted all kinds of flavored and non flavored coffee being in the US. So far the best to my opinion is our “kapeng barako”.
I remember my Lola used to brew rice coffee during rainy season, I don’t know why but I will never forget it. Now I am making my own rice coffee and like you said, no caffeine in it.
Hi there! Wow you make your own rice coffee? How do you do it and what type of rice grains do you use?
Its just like roasting coffee beans in a non stick frying pan. So far I’ve tried brown rice but the taste is not good, I tried Jasmine but too sticky. Super angelica is good, don’t roast too black, chocolate brown is good.
I don’t grind my rice coffee I just brew it the good thing is you can eat the rice grains too.
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