History of the origin of espresso

Coffee was introduced into Italy in the 16th century. The first coffee trade developed in Venice, and the first coffee shop, Caff è Florian, opened in San Marco Square in Venice at the beginning of the 18th century.

So where does the familiar espresso come from?

In 1855, the world's first espresso machine was exhibited at the Paris World Exposition, and a few years later, Luigi Bezzera, an engineer from Milan, created the first steam espresso machine. In 1948, Achille Gaggia, founder of Gaggia Italian coffee maker, launched the High pressure extraction system (high-pressure extraction system), which created espresso with more aroma and coffee fat floating on top (crema) to form what is now known as espresso.

In the 1940s and early 1950s, manufacturers of espresso machines expanded their production to an industrial scale, and in 1949, the renowned architect Gi Ponti designed the first espresso machine with a horizontal boiler (horizontal boiler), which was produced by the manufacturer La Pavoni, and this invention marked a turning point in the aesthetics of coffee machines. In 1961, Faema launched the Emur61 coffee maker, which uses a thermosyphon system (thermosiphon system) to maintain a constant temperature even if the coffee machine is on standby for a long time.

After a hundred years of evolution, the ingenuity of Italian coffee reached its peak in the 20th century due to the improvement of coffee machines. since then, many Italian families have a moka (mocha coffee maker), which can simply enjoy a cup of Italian concentrate even at home.