Is American coffee black? why is the espresso content of American coffee sweet?

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It is estimated that very few people know about history, and Australians like to mix it up with their own local vague concepts. So many people like to use the name "black coffee", although they don't necessarily know its clear definition.

Before Starbucks' Schultz introduced espresso around the world, most countries in Europe and the United States (except Italy, Spain and Portugal) drank it and had only drip coffee.

Including domestic, all the major foreign-related hotels have only filtered coffee. At that time, sitting in a cafe and ordering coffee, there were only two choices: non-milk coffee and milk-filled coffee. The former is called "black coffee" and the latter is called "white coffee". At that time, when the coffee shop provided coffee, milk was not provided free of charge. So if you want to drink coffee with milk, order "white coffee" with milk. This is the standard name of the coffee spot and coffee drink which was popular in the world at that time.

However, after espresso became popular, almost at the same time, every coffee shop began to provide free milk when serving drip coffee. So there is no need to distinguish between black coffee and white coffee. Just say "coffee" to the waiter when you order coffee.

Now, "Black Coffee" and "White Coffee" are two vanished coffee names that are no longer suitable for further use.

The original (Italian) name of American coffee is Caffe Americano (these are two Italian words that are inconvenient to mix with English words). This is the name of a coffee drink. It is made by mixing hot water in espresso.

Another name, American Coffee, has nothing to do with American coffee. This coffee is American-style drip coffee, which is lighter than European drip coffee. In other words, powder is smaller than water.

There are two theories about the origin of American coffee, one is invented by the US military, the other is invented by baristas in Milan for customers and American tourists. The former statement is unlikely, mainly because at that time Europe mainly drank drip coffee, which was only stronger than American drip coffee. But at that time, most European countries did not accept espresso, and it was only after Starbucks that European countries really began to accept espresso.

We do not know the status quo of the development of espresso during World War II and the extent to which it was popularized and developed in Italy. But the popularity of espresso was probably in 1946 after World War II. So the emergence of American coffee should be after World War II, not during World War II.

The Australian blend mentioned above is mainly Long Black, a coffee drink commonly used in the Australian market. It may sound closer to the name "black coffee". If I remember correctly, this is American coffee, or another way of making American coffee, which is the amount of coffee powder that comes out of a cup of filtered coffee. Its Italian name is Caffe Lungo. It can be called "long drinking coffee".

There is also a coffee drink in Australia. Its name is "Short Black". If I remember correctly, this should be "espresso".