How to drink espresso? can I add sugar? how do people who know how to drink coffee drink coffee?

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I do not know since when, there is a popular saying in the coffee industry that "coffee drinkers" drink coffee without sugar or milk. Therefore, we can see that a large number of people drink coffee without sugar.

The question is, do those who drink coffee without sugar really enjoy it? Not necessarily!

There are two possible reasons I know:

1. What Americans say. Because the American traditional drip filter coffee is very light, mainly to quench thirst, so drink a lot. Most of them are large cups, and too much caffeine can cause discomfort. So it has to be done very lightly. The taste of this kind of coffee is indeed very light, adding sugar and milk may completely cover up the taste of the coffee. But even so, it is only an individual's own hobby. We can't generalize.

2. There is another possibility. In early 2008, when our students went to study in Australia, local coffee people specially organized a seminar to communicate with our students. After the meeting, the Australian host summed up the results and said that since the taste of coffee is not accurately described, only the clearest difference is mentioned, that is, we judge the production of espresso. They all taste espresso without sugar or milk. But this is not the way we advocate drinking coffee, but as a job, in order to test the problem of coffee production. If you add sugar or milk, it will cover the problems in coffee making. So in order to judge the fault of coffee, we can't add sugar and milk. But this is not the normal way to drink coffee. Because in life, when drinking coffee with sugar and milk, it is to cover the bad taste of coffee.

When we drink coffee in life, it all depends on our personal taste. If you want to add sugar (and / or milk), you don't have to follow any rules. The most important thing is to be comfortable with yourself.

If someone questions what you are doing, you can confidently tell him that one of the basic rules of European coffee culture is not to interfere with the way anyone drinks coffee, including sugar (or milk).

Here is one point to note: according to the standard service specifications, when serving strained coffee to customers, cafes are required to add sugar and a small can of milk, and it is up to customers to decide whether to add and how much sugar and milk to add. But if it is espresso, including espresso and fancy coffee, it is only with sugar, not with milk. This is the appropriate service specification determined by the characteristics of espresso. You need the customer to understand.

Especially when drinking espresso, you can pay attention to the fact that Italians drink coffee. Most Italians drink coffee with sugar.