The difference between Italian Coffee and American Coffee

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Is there any difference between espresso and American coffee? Which is bitter, American coffee or espresso? Is there any relationship between American coffee and espresso?

The main method of brewing espresso is that the coffee brewed by espresso machines, mochas and other espresso machines is called espresso. The basic coffee brewed is generally called ESPRESSO espresso in Chinese. The principle is that the water with appropriate pressure and water temperature is quickly extracted by coffee powder (about 30cc). So generally speaking, it is very strong, and ESPRESSO is usually the base coffee of all espresso, such as latte, cappuccino, caramel macchiato, etc., which are produced by adding different items.

As for American coffee, what most people can understand is the American drip filter coffee machine that is common in small household appliances. The coffee powder is placed in the filter cup, plugged in and switched on and off, and it will automatically drip down. We generally call it American coffee. Its time depends on the number of cups and the amount of water, and the adjustment will vary depending on your amount of water and the amount of coffee powder you put. But American and Italian coffee are very different in both taste and taste.

Espresso was first popular in Europe, and after it spread to the United States, because Americans are used to the lighter taste of American coffee, they use the ESPRESSO brewed from the Italian coffee machine and add hot water to dilute its concentration, so sometimes you will see something called American coffee in the MENU of the cafe, so American coffee is added hot water to the ESPRESSO, like the daily coffee at Starbucks. It is the coffee brewed by their different beans every day with espresso brewed in an Italian coffee machine and then poured into the water, also known as "Americano", which refers to this kind of coffee.

The influencing factors of caffeine content include the variety of beans, the time of contact between coffee and water, and the amount of coffee. In terms of cooking time and the amount of coffee powder, the caffeine of Italian coffee is not higher than that of American coffee, but it will be different due to different coffee beans.