Surveying a row of black containers behind the stone counter of Kuro Mame coffee salon, Emi Fukahori says, “Let's find out what kind of coffee you like.”
She hands me a tin of coffee beans to smell. The aroma is seductive — floral and nutty, almost perfumed. With the precision of someone who has spent years perfecting her craft, Fukahori pours the coffee into a black-and-white cup made from Arita porcelain.
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