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culinary West Java Culinary Photo: Dok Destinasi Indonesia Destinasi Indonesia | 46 Coffee Coffee lovers must enjoy the taste of West Java coffee at Parahyangan Koffie, located at the Floating Market, Lembang, Bandung. O nly few people know that Papandayan and Pengalengan are the first coffee plantation in Indonesia which was successfuly planted with Arabi­ ca coffee beans brought by Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (1811). In fact, Raffles had tried to grow Arabica coffee tree in Bengkulu, but failed. The English botanist concluded that Arabican can only grow on a land 1000 meters above sea level. “History recorded, Wes B