What kind of coffee do you have in Spain? Coffee shop culture in Spain

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The Spaniards in the 17th century were keen to drink chocolate because their conquerors "discovered" cocoa beans in Central America. Coffee shop culture did not become popular until as late as the 19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, artists and writers were regulars in coffee houses in Barcelona, Granada and Madrid. Even so, chocolate has been a traditionalist drink for many years.

According to the data, although there were not many coffee houses until 1680, Viennese drank coffee at home as early as the 1660s. The Viennese's preference for coffee was undoubtedly initiated by Ambassador Ottoman, who lived in Nayana for several months, that is, a large number of attendants and coffee. Travelers in Nayena enjoyed coffee and fell madly in love with this novel drink. It even led the city treasurer to protest against the excessive amount of wood consumed by the fire that made the material. When the ambassador was about to leave, the Viennese had bought coffee beans from the Oriental Trading Company and made their own coffee.

About 20 years later (1683), Vienna was besieged by Turkey. A Polish immigrant who looks like a Turk, Franz Kochsky (Franz Kolschitzky), bravely slips out of the enemy line to send a message between Austrian reinforcements waiting for rescue and the besieged Nayenais. Because of his bravery, the Turks were beaten and fled in a hurry, leaving behind many strange things. Among the trophies, Kirchsky asked for bags of green coffee beans. In order to reward his bravery, the elder of the city granted him a house, and Kirchsky opened the first coffee shop in the city. According to other versions of the story, he first sold coffee beans door to door and later asked for a house. Some versions believe that the first coffee shop was owned by an American. No matter what the truth is, coffee has already appeared in Vienna.

The coffee shop in this city is not only a place where people gather, but also a way of life. They provide? Good coffee (28 famous types) and rich newspapers and periodicals. The most unique features of the Viennese style are wooden newspaper poles, marble tables and curved wooden chairs, which later became the stamp of European coffee houses.

Guests in Vienna ── are usually male. ── is as unique as a coffee shop. As a writer said, they share a world view with each other, ── an attitude towards the world, and they don't want to see the world at all. Another wrote that dislike of outdoor air and sports is almost a common characteristic, and they do not like family life. Many people visit the coffee shop several times a day in ── mornings and afternoons for quiet reading of newspapers and evenings for games or knowledge exchanges.

The most famous coffee houses, such as Griensteidl and Sperl, have a group of knowledgeable customers, writers, political activists and artists. Many cafes have become strongholds of some extreme views, such as ──: Gormustindo opposes the liberation of girls. But there are other cafes frequented by textile traders, dentists, horse traders, politicians and pickpockets.

Coffee houses continued to be added, not only in Vienna, but in all the territories of the Austrian Habsburg dominions dynasty. Coffee houses in Prague, Krakow and Budapest are as popular as those in Vienna. However, Vienna is still the "mother of coffee shops". By 1840, there were more than 80 coffee houses in the city, and by the end of the century, the total had reached an incredible 600.

In Spain, besides coffee and con leche, people often order cortado, that is, espresso with a little bit of milk. People who have lived in Spain for a long time are used to drinking this kind of coffee.

As for iced coffee, you should DIY yourself in Spain. The coffee shop gives a cup of black espresso and a cup with ice cubes. The coffee drinker adds sugar to the coffee and pours it into a cup with ice cubes. It becomes iced coffee. So the Spanish word for iced coffee is Caf é con hielo, which really means "coffee on the rocks".

So, the most common coffee in Spain is:

Coffee é solo: black espresso

Coffee é con leche: coffee with milk

Cortado: espresso with a little milk

Coffee é con hielo: iced coffee

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