The most fastidious Italians are used to drinking coffee like this

Food you should know.

Italians, who are very particular about coffee, are used to latte and cappuccino as breakfast drinks, iced coffee in the afternoon and evening, and espresso coffee can be drunk all day.

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As the most frequent coffee drinkers in the world, Italians drink coffee at a different pace. Italian cafes are always open from morning to night, and there is no empty time all day. People like to drink espresso in cafes, and espresso is actually an Italian word that means "fast," so it's made and drunk quickly, usually in small cups and can be drunk in two or three sips. Italians usually require a cup of espresso to be finished within 25 seconds, because in their view, the essence of a cup of coffee has a shelf life of only 25 seconds, after which the essence will evaporate, so drink quickly.

Drink when you should drink, don't drink when you shouldn't drink!

Although Italians can drink coffee so much, they don't drink it indiscriminately. They pay great attention to what kind of coffee they should drink at what time. Cappuccino and latte are both consumed in the morning or as breakfast drinks. According to Italian habits, afternoon to evening will not drink milk coffee, will consider iced coffee. Italian concentrate is suitable for drinking throughout the day.

Stand and drink like David!

When you come to Italy, you will find that cafes here usually have no seats, because people here are used to standing and drinking. Standing coffee is traditional, and after two or three sips of espresso, people start talking about architecture from the last century or praising beautiful women passing by.

Drink right here!

If you're a new visitor to Italy, you can't help but ask the waiter for coffee to go. It's not a tricky thing to do anywhere else, but in Italy, waiters don't let you do it. They will put on a charming smile and persuade you to stay in the cafe and finish your drink. Then you understand why many Italian cafes don't have paper cups. In their eyes, using paper cups or plastic cups is a blasphemy against the coffee gods! In fact, it takes less than five minutes to drink a cup of espresso, but you can experience centuries of cultural precipitation.

Imagine walking into a cafe on an old square and a handsome waiter enthusiastically saying,"Buongiorno!" (Good morning!), And make a cappuccino for you with a natural pull. You sip a mouthful of rich coffee with milk foam and silky taste, look at the statue of David and church in the square, and from time to time there are scholars talking about classical culture, literature and art, accompanied by Italian exaggerated body language! This moment seems to travel back to the last century!

Source ="Can't imagine life without coffee", provided by Times Publishing