Coffee break: daily routine

What can bring people together? Isn't food and coffee. It's 3pm here in my time, why don't you take a quick break to relax and recharge yourselves.

5 Best things on coffee breaks

1. ☕Learn a new language - have a nice quick chat and exchange ideas with your friends

2. ☕Do some stretching - get up from your seat and stretch your arms and back.

3. ☕Take a nap - perhaps the most favorite thing to do at this hour

4. ☕Listen to music - tap your choice of music as I have shared with my recent post that music enhances our brain function experts claimed.

5. ☕Read a book or you may browse my site "Coffee Break" . You get music at the tip of your finger and positive news right to your phone.

Let me share with you some of the coffee break traditions that have been around the globe over the years.

Merienda - Philippines

Coffee is a huge part of our snack time. We love to pair it with native snacks like rice cakes, banana fritters, Pancit Bihon, breads and stir fried noodle dishes.

Merienda is also common practice in Latin America, specifically in Argentina. But unlike the light snacks that we commonly enjoyed during tea time, merienda in Latin America favorites are heavier. It’s meant to help workers survive their work until dinner, which is usually served between 10 PM and midnight.

Derived from the word mereō, merienda means to deserve or win. Its roots come from southern Europe.

In Paraguay Guarani people cultivate plants called Yerba Mate or "Mate" which dates back from pre-Columbian times. Its leaves and twigs are brewed and they drink tea as a wellness beverage. What does it taste like? Well people from Paraguay said it taste like tea and strong like that of coffee. Sounds interesting isn't it?

Ever heard of "buna dabo naw" that Ethiopian people love to say which means ‘coffee is our bread’. That’s how much Ethiopians love their coffee. Ethiopia is said to be the birthplace of coffee. They celebrate the coffee ceremony called "Buna Tetu", meaning “drink coffee''.

While in Sweden ," Fika" is a coffee break time tradition that is roughly translated as a coffee and cake break. For the Swedes, Fika is more than just coffee. It’s a ritual, a necessary part of everyday life where you stop and share a cup of coffee with friends and family.

Do you have any interesting coffee stories that you would love to share? Feel free to share it. Enjoy your coffee, Coffee Break readers.