“Mandheling” has been a well-known coffee in Taiwan, but rarely does people know that Mandheling is actually not a coffee origin place nor a port name. It’s a mistaken name from a group of people in Indonesia. In World War II, Japan occupied Indonesia. One day, a Japanese soldier ordered a cup of coffee in a local cafe and was amazed by the wonderful flavour. Therefore, he asked the owner what the coffee’s name was. By accident, the owner thought the soldier was asking where he was from. Later on, this coffee became famous in Japan and Asia for its mistaken name for decades. It’s actually an interesting mistake!
