Why do Italians stand and drink coffee? What do Italians care about drinking coffee?

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Italy is narrow and densely populated, with an inch of land and gold. If so many cafes are seated, it will take up an area of land and cost money. So they chose to stand up to drink, anyway, the authentic Italian steam coffee is extremely strong, refreshing and refreshing, even standing for a while does not feel very tired. Another advantage of standing up to drink coffee is to drink and go quickly so that you can make room for others. The coffee that Italians often order is called "ESPRESSO", which means "fast". It takes only 10 seconds to make a cup.

In fact, this custom is only 60 years old: the machine for making "fast" coffee was invented by the Italian Achigasha in 1946. "Quick" coffee must be in a small glass, shallow pour a small half of the cup, the first taste can only drink two cups a day, otherwise the heart can not bear.

I would also like to remind you that authentic Italian coffee is not served with milk. Coffee with milk is only available in shops that serve breakfast. These shops all have seats, but most Italians think that they are not really cafes.

If you sit down and drink, you'll have to pay extra.

Italians love coffee, so cafes are springing up everywhere. But you may not know that authentic Italian coffee is drunk standing up. The Italian concept of "fine life" makes the matter of drinking coffee extremely complicated, even close to artistic. To feel this characteristic, you have to walk into the coffee bar. In a coffee bar, ordering coffee needs to follow strict procedures. First of all, you have to pay at the cashier and tell the cashier what kind of coffee you want; then you pass through the seams with the receipt and go to the bar to tell the waiter what kind of coffee you want to drink. The shrewd waiters move lightly and will soon bring you a cup of fragrant coffee.

At this point, you may find that most Italians drink coffee standing up. One thing to remind you is that if a waiter says to you, "Please sit down first and I'll bring you the coffee later." That's a trap, because it costs extra to sit down and receive service. Because of this, many coffee bars located in residential areas have no chairs at all.

Drink different coffee at different times

The Italian gendarmerie entered the coffee bar with submachine guns to ease their nervous anti-terrorism nerves. The coffee bar is a social place for Italians, and a lot of news spread in the coffee bar. If you want to know about Italy, coffee bar is the first lesson, but you have to learn to act like a local.

The concept of "locals" is not only reflected in dressing up, but also in the skill of grasping some coffee. Generally speaking, ESPRESSO is available 24 hours a day, but if you want to order CAPUCINO, it has to be before 10:30 in the morning. Of course, it is not impossible to order after that, but it is undoubtedly proclaiming to the Italians around me that I am a foreigner.

As the birthplace of the European Renaissance, Italy also has a rich food culture. Traditional food spaghetti, pizza and so on left a deep impression on many people who love food. Italian people's habit of drinking coffee also gives us an understanding of their culture, and while enjoying delicious food, we also deepen our understanding of the country.

Why are Italians particular about drinking coffee?

The authentic Italian coffee style is very "exquisite".

From ordering to enjoying coffee, Italian coffee culture embodies the word "fastidious" everywhere. In Italy, there are two types of cafes, namely, cafes that provide fast consumption (Coffee Shops) and cafes for entertainment (Coffee Houses). The former is mainly for people in a hurry, and you can find office workers with briefcases rushing into the coffee shop in the morning or noon, ordering a small cup of espresso, standing at the counter and hurrying away. The coffee of the latter is more suitable for meeting friends to sit down to kill time, more beautifully decorated, more spacious, usually with a certain light meal, and can be used at the end of the check-out. In the former coffee, you need to pay before drinking the coffee.

The authentic Italian coffee style rejects milk coffee.

Italians believe that coffee with milk is only suitable for breakfast. If you are in Italy, never order cappuccino in the afternoon. Otherwise, it is very easy to expose your identity as an "outsider". If you order a latte, you may get a glass of hot milk. Usually, cappuccinos or lattes are not ordered during meals, as most restaurants do not serve milky coffee at lunchtime or dinner time. Usually at the end of the meal, the waiter will provide you with a "Caff è".

So what is "Caff è"? In Italy, espresso is called "Caff è" by default. It is usually served in very small ceramic cups covered with thick caramel-colored coffee grease. Many Americans look everywhere for double espresso (Doppio) when they travel to Italy for the first time, but Italians rarely drink it. Moreover, due to the strong flavor of Italian espresso, Italians usually drink espresso with a cup of water to remove the smell of coffee from their mouths. In addition, Italians seldom add sugar to their coffee because they believe that coffee itself is extremely sweet.

The authentic espresso style refuses to drink while walking.

For many people in China, coffee with a paper cup in hand feels very stylish. In fact, in Italy, it is not acceptable to drink coffee while walking in public, especially coffee in a paper cup. No matter how busy you are, you have to finish your coffee in the coffee shop.

After reading these, do you think that the original authentic espresso style is still so fastidious? we have always felt that the high-end "* * gram"* * accompany you" is actually not very authentic.