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I used to belong to a person who is not interested in coffee. Anyway, when I want to drink coffee, I go to 7-11, Starbucks or some Wenqing cafe in the alley to order a cappuccino or American coffee, sit down and read a book and spend the afternoon flipping through magazines. Therefore, drinking coffee is a very minor supporting role in my life. Ordering a cup of coffee is just to drink elegance and blend into the atmosphere deliberately created by the store, or to be able to occupy the coffee seat for hours without blushing and panting.

However, after moving to this country where coffee is the focus of my life, my attention to coffee has changed rapidly in many ways. I began to notice that in addition to American style, cappuccino, macchiato, there are many kinds of coffee. It is also found that drinking coffee is not only to experience an atmosphere that does not exist in life, but to integrate the neutral thing of drinking coffee into the daily life as a whole. In addition, I also began to notice that different regions and stores will use very different aesthetic decoration to present the same kind of coffee, so visiting different cafes has also become an activity that I like to engage in.

Espresso / caf é / espresso

The essence of espresso. Account for a small cup of coffee cup 1Universe 3, can drink up, like drinking Shot, is a very concentrated and full-bodied coffee. It is generally believed that Espresso has a high caffeine content, but in fact, because of its small amount, the overall caffeine content is no higher than that of other coffee drinks. Many Italians will order a cup of Espresso at the bar and finish it as soon as they look up, and then go to work with the caffeine they have just replenished.

Doppio / double

One Espresso is not exciting enough, so have a double. I haven't tried it yet, because just a glass of Espresso can make me excited.

Cappuccino/ cappuccino

The golden ratio of cappuccino is 1x3 Espresso,1/3 hot milk, which does not spread over the cup rim foam. In Italy, apart from breakfast, few people drink cappuccino at other times, because it will be very full, not refreshing, but will make people so full that they want to sleep. The name cappuccino actually comes from the costumes of St. Franciscans in ancient times. In the past, St. Franciscans had white skin, a brown burqa and a hat, and the color combination looked like cappuccino coffee.

Lungo

Lungo means Long in Italian. As the name implies, Lungo coffee is to use more water to make a certain amount of coffee powder, which can be thought of as elongated Espresso, and the concentration is, of course, diluted a lot, so it is suitable for people who like to drink large cups of coffee for time and can not bear caffeine.

Ristretto

If there is Lungo, of course there will be Ristretto. Ristretto means limited, narrow, cramped, confined in Italian. A small amount of water is used to make a certain amount of coffee powder, and the finished product is a smaller cup and thicker coffee than Espresso.

Panna / cream coffee

Panna is a kind of coffee that looks very fancy. But it is actually made by squeezing a canister of whipped cream on an Espresso and decorating it with chocolate powder. If the cream is of good quality, stir the cream into the coffee and eat and drink one spoon at the same time. It has a very gentle sweet taste and tastes good. If you want this in Italy, just say Espresso con panna. (Espresso with cream) just fine.

Correto / Carrito Coffee

Only people who feel extremely neurotic can drink this stuff. Corretto is to add a little more alcohol to the Espresso, and you are free to choose which kind of wine you want to mix, but generally it will be Gali, Sambuca (an Italian fennel) or brandy. This kind of coffee is usually drunk after meals. Once I had a drink after a meal, and soon I felt that my blood pressure was rising and spinning. It feels very suitable for winter drink.

Deca (Decaffeinated) / decaffeinated coffee

seeing the name of a thing one thinks of its function.

Macchiato / macchiato coffee

In Italian, Macchio means stain, so Macchiato is actually tarnishing pure black coffee with a little hot white milk.

Latte Macchiato / latte Chito

Like playing a word game with macchiato, the latte macchiato is the opposite of macchiato. Latte macchiato is to add a little coffee to a cup of hot milk and then cover it with unfoamed milk.

Marocchino / Moroccan coffee

Despite the Moroccan name, the coffee actually originated in Italy and was named Moroccan because its light brown color resembles the Moroccan leather used to make headbands in the 1930s. Marocchino contains cocoa powder, milk and a small amount of Espresso. In some parts of Italy, chocolate will be directly heated to taste sweet and fragrant.

Shakerato / hand iced coffee

Shakerato is made by placing ice cubes and Espresso in a hand cup like shaking pearl milk tea, shaking it hard, infiltrating the cold of the ice into the coffee and pouring it into a martini glass. It is very cool and comfortable to drink in summer.

Affogato / Avjiadot

Affogato is a food between coffee and dessert. Sprinkle the Espresso with vanilla ice cream and add caramel, biscuits and other decorations as the store likes, and you're done. When the ice cream melts in the cup and blends with Espresso, it actually tastes like Coffee Milkshake.

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