What kind of coffee should I have in a cafe in summer?

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I always say that people in cafes are the most troublesome and interesting people in every city. See how they play and how you can drink them.

What is iced coffee?

A cup of Thai iced coffee made by mixing very strong coffee with ice cubes and adding cardamom, a spice native to the East Indies, with cream and sugar, takes you to Phuket in the hot sun and sea breeze in an instant. If there is one coffee that can bring you a cool sea breeze and the ancient psychedelic aroma of Asia on a hot summer day, it is Thai iced coffee.

In such a hot weather, will everyone feel sleepy and tired and lack of energy in the afternoon? is it necessary to have a cool drink to cheer you up?

Iced coffee on the tip of the tongue

At low temperatures, strong coffee and fresh cream are diluted by ice water, and you taste cool, sweet and light coffee, but after a few minutes, you will suddenly find that there is a faint smell of spices in your mouth and mind. Take a gentle breath, do you smell the salt of the sea breeze?

If you don't like cream floating on ice, you can also use condensed milk instead of cream and sugar, first condensed milk at the bottom of the cup, then coffee, preferably ice. If you go to Thailand, you will often see this practice. The difference is that Thais still put floating cream on the surface of the ice.

In order to make the coffee stronger, some people will also put the deep-roasted coffee powder mixed with cardamom in an Italian espresso pot to make espresso.

The benefits of drinking coffee in summer

1. Coffee contains certain nutrients.

Nicotinic acid in coffee contains vitamin B, which is higher in roasted coffee beans. And there are free fatty acids, caffeine, tannic acid and so on.

2. Coffee is good for the skin

Coffee can promote metabolic function, activate digestive organs, and has a great effect on constipation. Taking a bath with coffee powder is a kind of thermotherapy, which has the effect of losing weight.

3. Coffee has the function of relieving alcohol.

Drinking coffee after drinking alcohol will quickly oxidize the acetaldehyde converted from alcohol, decompose it into water and carbon dioxide and discharge it out of the body.

The benefits of drinking coffee in summer

4. Coffee can relieve fatigue

In order to eliminate fatigue, we must supplement nutrition, rest and sleep, and promote metabolic functions, and coffee has these functions.

5. Three cups of coffee a day can prevent gallstones

For caffeinated coffee, it stimulates gallbladder contraction and reduces cholesterol, which is prone to gallstones. The latest Harvard University researchers found that men who drank two to three cups of coffee a day were less than 40% likely to get gallstones.

6. Drinking coffee regularly can prevent radiation injury.

Radiation damage, especially the radiation of electrical appliances, has become a prominent pollution at present. Indian Barba atomic researchers have come to this conclusion in mouse experiments and say it can be applied to humans.

7. The health care and medical function of coffee

Coffee has the functions of anti-oxidation and heart protection, strengthening muscles and bones, benefiting waist and knees, appetizer, eliminating fat and accumulation, promoting orifice and dehumidification, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, relieving wind and relieving spasm and so on.

8. The influence of coffee on mood

Experiments show that the average person absorbs 300 milligrams of caffeine (about 3 cups of brewed coffee) a day, which has a good effect on a person's alertness and mood.