Living in Australia | you must understand coffee

Have you found that there is a caf é in Australia just a few steps away?

Did you know that Australians hate Starbucks?

Tuo is not only a country soaked in milk cans, but also a country soaked in coffee cups.

Deeply influenced by European immigrants in the last century, espresso developed in Australia and gradually established its own unique coffee culture.

For Australians, you must have a drink or two every day.

But when you walk into the CAF É, the boards are dazzling, but you always order only mochas, cappuccinos and lattes.

In fact, in addition to these, there are many kinds of coffee, come and see what else.

ESPRESSO

The soul of espresso, the most traditional and purest coffee, only a small cup, with a strong flavor of coffee, bitter taste, with a strong aroma. Generally, such a cup of Italian concentrate can be obtained by extracting coffee powder for about 20 to 25 seconds, with a unique thick layer of foam floating on it, which is called "crema".

Espresso must use fresh coffee beans to taste good. Some coffee shops have Short Black in their menu.

This is also the ingredient of other fancy coffee.

RISTRETTO

Ristretto can also be said to be short-extracted coffee, which is extracted with the same amount of coffee as espresso, but with less brewing water, so Ristretto will be more fragrant, fuller and mellow.

LONG BLACK

In fact, it is a double espresso with water, which is much the same as Americano American coffee, except that in American style, water is added to espresso, while Long Black adds espresso to water, so that the layer of crema on top of the coffee can be retained.

DOPPIO

It's two copies of espresso.

CAPPUCCINO

A cup of condensed and whipped steamed milk is relatively thick, and a full cup of final foam will slightly exceed the edge of the cup. Cappuccino the most important thing is the foam, which emphasizes the perfect combination of thick and rich foam with milk and coffee.

In the end, baristas usually sprinkle cocoa or cinnamon powder on it.

CAFFE LATTE

Latte means milk in Italian, so Caffe Latte means coffee with milk. It has more milk than Cappuccino and less foam, usually with a ratio of espresso to milk of 1:3 to 1:5, more creamy than coffee, and thinner but fluffy foam.

FLAT WHITE

Native products of Australia! Flat White and Latte are very similar, but the amount of milk is not as much as Latte, the flavor of coffee is stronger, and there are fewer milk bubbles. Latte's milk bubbles are usually around 1cm, while Flat White's milk bubbles are kept at 5mm, and the foam is in a state of microbubbles, showing a super dense baby foam, which is highly integrated with coffee, giving it a smooth and soft taste.

Compare the differences between Flat White,Latte and Cappuccino, which are also concentrated + milk + foam coffee, to put it simply:

Flat White-Coffee and milk foam are fully integrated, feeling like drinking a more delicious cup of espresso.

Latte-drinking a cup of milky coffee

Cappuccino-taste the rich foam with the coffee hidden underneath

MOCHA

It feels like chocolate sauce in Latte. Those who like chocolate taste will like it very much. There are usually chocolate chips, cocoa powder or cinnamon powder to make topping. Some Mocha have whipped cream on top.

MACCHIATO

"macchiato" literally means "espresso mixed with milk". Only a small amount of milk foam is added to the espresso, making the espresso slightly "light".

PICCOLO

Does it feel like a "mini Latte"? With only a small amount of milk on top of a concentrated serving, Piccolo is more suitable for people who want to drink Latte but don't want the milk to be too strong.

AFFOGATO

Affogoto is more like a dessert than other types of coffee, with a concentrated serving added to a ball of vanilla ice cream or gelato to create a unique flavor.

Decaf

Maybe you like the taste of coffee, but you can't accept caffeine? Then tell the barista that you want decaf decaf coffee.

Double shot

A concentrated taste is not strong enough? Have an extre shot.

Syrup

Too bitter? Sometimes the barista will ask you if you want to add sugar: one sugar is a spoonful of sugar, you can choose regular sugar or healthier raw sugar or sweetener.

What milk would you like

If there are no special requirements, you will usually use Full-cream milk, but there are still many choices for milk. You can choose skim milk if you are afraid of being fat, and you can choose soy milk,rice milk,almond milk for vegetarians.

In Australia, every coffee shop is unique and has a different taste. Every barista has his own skills and likes to talk to everyone who comes to drink coffee. Maybe this is one of the reasons why Australian coffee is so popular.

The article is extracted from MiMo.