What's the difference between black coffee and American coffee? How should I make long black coffee?

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Black coffee Long Black (or American coffee Americano)

Black coffee Long Black or American coffee Americano is a cup of coffee without milk. Basically, black coffee is milk-free and is suitable for people who are lactose intolerant or don't like milk. But just like Taiwan's foamed black tea, each guest will have unique preferences, such as precious milk, semi-sugar, less ice and less pearls. So some gluttons will ask for a little ice milk when ordering black coffee! The practice of black coffee is: 1. Pour in 1 cup of hot water and 2 cups of hot water. Two parts of semantic concentrate (two shots: 60ml of espresso) 3. Hold the small ear of the coffee cup with your index finger and rotate it three times so that the golden oil crema on the top layer of the coffee is evenly mixed with water. The top layer of a good black coffee is usually covered with golden grease, which is called crema in English. The container used in Australian black coffee is also a ceramic cup ceramic cup.

It is also worth mentioning that although the ingredients of American coffee Americano and black coffee Long Black are the same, strictly speaking, there is a slight difference in practice. The practice of American coffee Americano is usually to extract espresso and then add 1 cup or 2 cups of hot water. On the other hand, the big black Long Black is to first add 1 ram 2 cups of hot water and then extract Italian espresso. Generally in Melbourne, baristas will prefer the second approach, first heating hot water to extract coffee concentrate will not destroy the beautiful golden crema on top of the coffee.

The name American coffee Americano comes from World War II. When American soldiers came to Italy, they asked for hot water to be added to the Italian concentrate to increase the amount of coffee. (personally, do Americans really prefer large portions? is it a concept that a few big is beautiful? The word by the way, Americano means American in Italy.

The American style is simple and easy, but it's hard to say difficult! Some people say that the American style is Espresso with water! Yes, American coffee is Espresso with water, but there are two ways to subdivide it, and can you really tell the difference between the two?

The two different extraction methods are:

Americano and Long Black

One is to add water first and then Espresso.

One is to add Espresso first and then water.

Long black

Long black, which we call long black coffee, is strikingly similar to the traditional American method of making coffee, except that the order is reversed: add water first and then add Espresso.

(the ratio is still 1: 6, the ratio is still 1: 6, and the ratio is 8.)

Long Black: the aroma is strong and rich, the bitter taste is weak, and the flavor is light after cooling.

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