Italian coffee type difference Italian people how to drink coffee general latte plus a few espresso

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Since they all have opened the article category "three, two, three of Italian Culture", they have also written a lot of five, four, three.

So after all, we have to talk about the twos and threes of "coffee" equated with Italy.

Many people think of coffee when they mention Italy, and Italy when they mention coffee, but is Italy equal to coffee or coffee equal to Italy?

In Italy, whether you are always young, male or female, rich or poor, everyone's life revolves around coffee.

Coffee is not only coffee, but also one of the four elements of life.

But today we don't talk much about coffee itself. After all, there is someone in the real coffee maker.

I just want to talk about their drinking habits and attitudes about Lao Yi, his family and friends, and some of the Italian coffee culture they have learned about in the past.

First of all, let's talk about the flavor of coffee.

In the community, "espresso" equals "Espresso" and "espresso"

But the so-called "espresso" is actually divided into "southern Italian" and "northern Italian" flavor.

(it means that the taste of coffee is different between southern Italian and northern Italian, not that the coffee comes from southern Italy or northern Italy.)

North Italian flavor because of the use of lightly roasted coffee beans, so the flavor and taste are more clear, with emphasis on acidity and hierarchy.

The Southern Italian flavor because of the use of more deeply roasted coffee beans, so the taste of strong bitter taste, focusing on the rich mellow coffee itself.

At present, most coffee shops in Taiwan are also dominated by southern Italian flavor.

The difference between southern Italy and northern Italy is that the former is stronger and the latter is sour. Of course, coffee cannot be covered in a single word.

Sicily is located in southern Italy, so of course it is a very authentic southern Italian flavor.

In Taiwan, even beans with southern Italian flavor are often sour at the end.

But from the first Espresso to the last Espresso in Sicily, it is all fragrant and bitter!

As for the "acid" that I am not infatuated with and which is preferred by many old coffee people, it has never appeared there.

Any kind of coffee in Sicily is really delicious and exaggerated!

Even the coffee in a corner alley, in the mall, or even at home is amazing enough.

Italian people have coffee blood in their bodies, with an average of 6-7 cups of Espresso per person per day.

That's a terrible demand, and it also makes them taste and picky about coffee.

And I am afraid that level is not something we can easily cope with.

How to drink 6-7 cups of Espresso?

After getting up in the morning, shake your head and have a glass of Espresso first!

Have an Espresso (or Coffee Latte or Cappuccino) with breakfast (Italian breakfast is sweet for 365 days).

Have another Espresso in two or three hours.

A cup of Espresso immediately after lunch (to wash the taste of the food from the mouth)

If there is no "Aperol Spritz" in the afternoon (there is a link to share this drink at the end of the article), it is another Espresso.

Immediately after dinner, have a cup of Espresso (to wash the taste of the food from the mouth).

Occasionally there is an aunt in Lao Yi's family to help clean the house.

As soon as she comes, we will make her a cup of Espresso, clean it for three or four hours, have a cup of Espresso, and finish with a cup of Espresso.

(not including smoking while drinking Espresso and midway tea time, so everything about them is connected to coffee and extended with coffee.

I once asked Luo Yi, "won't you have the problem of insomnia?"

"if you don't drink, you can't sleep," he said. " Why would my friend force me to ask such a stupid question?

And if you want to have an authentic espresso (Espresso) like the Italians do in Italy, how do you order coffee?

"espresso" does not say "Espresso", and the "Latte/ latte" we used to say is not a coffee latte (but fresh milk).

Their Coffee is Espresso!

So instead of saying "I want an Espresso", they just say "I want a Coffee".

Then because "Latte/ latte" means Italian milk, if you say you want a Latte/ latte, they will give you a glass of milk.

This is an embarrassing story that many people have made in Italy.

So you have to say "Coffee Latte/ coffee latte".

Then maybe many people know that Italians only drink "Cappuccino/ cappuccino" at breakfast.

If you pass the breakfast time "Cappuccino/ cappuccino", people will think you are weird.

But we are not used to drinking Espresso. Our coffee habits are either lattes, individual items, or American style.

I remember "the matter of not ordering Cappuccino after breakfast."

So on my first day in Sicily, when I went to the coffee shop with Lao Yi, I said I wanted Coffee Latte.

When Lao Yi confirmed with me again, I thought he didn't hear me clearly, so I firmly said "yes" again.

Then when he ordered Coffee Latte with the counter, the counter said with an exaggerated expression, "Coffee Latte?"

Lao Yi replied awkwardly: "Si."

As a result, the capacity of the Coffee Latte sent is more than twice that of our market! I was surprised and said, "what is this?"

Lao Yi laughed and said, "your Baby Coffee Latte!"

So Lao Yi explained to me that not only Cappuccino, but also Coffee Latte are classified as breakfast drinks, unless you are a child.

In other words, all kinds of coffee with a large amount of milk are classified as breakfast drinks.

But if you want coffee with milk after breakfast

You can choose "Coffee Macchiato" (pronunciation: coffee macchiato), which has about 1/2 of the milk of Coffee Latte.

"so the store doesn't offer Cappuccino or Coffee Latte after breakfast, right?" I asked.

"if you have money, of course you can drink whatever you want! It's just... It's just a little weird. " Lao Yi said.

Since then, whenever I say I want Coffee Latte, Lao Yi will first ask, "or do you want to drink Coffee Macchiato today?"

Sometimes I say yes, because considering that he is going to order food

But sometimes I want to drink Coffee Latte so much that I don't care about his face.

Although there are no caramel cappuccino, hazelnut lattes or vanilla lattes in Italy, their changes on Espresso alone are beyond our imagination.

For example, a cup of Espresso less than 30CC is filled with a large bag of our usual white sugar.

Strong, bitter and sweet coffee, which is a popular way to drink, although I personally don't like it very much.

For example, a cup of Espresso that is less than 30CC is filled with a large pile of Cassida sauce (twice as much as Espress).

The same is sweet to the extent of Tianling cover, especially loved by women and children!

For example, I haven't personally tried to add spirits to Espresso, but I think Lao Yi's father and male friends are keen on it.

None of the above is difficult. If you want to try a different but authentic Italian Espresso, you can try it at home.

And many friends often ask me, "at what age do Italians start drinking coffee?"

Lao Yi's answer is:

"Oh, my God! Maybe six or seven? I don't remember. Anyway, as long as I can remember, my mother began to let me try coffee in different ways. "

After that, there will be another article about how Italians make amazing coffee at home.

It is no longer using the Moca Pot that you and I thought, but a new generation and new miracle completed in less than 30 seconds!