Do you know the cultural origin of Italian coffee drinking? do you know what kind of coffee Italian people like to drink?

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In Venice, Italy, there are countless merchant ships trading perfumes, tea and textiles with merchants from Arabia. In this way, coffee spread to a wide area of Europe through Venice. Many European businessmen have become accustomed to drinking coffee. Later, small vendors peddling coffee appeared on the streets of many European cities, and coffee gained rapid popularity in Europe.

Italian coffee culture

Italy is an ancient European country with rich cultural heritage. Italians are enthusiastic, they also have a passion for coffee, and it can even be said that coffee has become one of the most basic and important things in their daily life.

After getting up, the first thing Italians do is to make a cup of coffee and keep the cup in hand from morning till night. Coffee is a very important part of Italian culture. Culture affects a country's language and behavior. The standard Italian greeting is "Prendiamo un caff è?" Would you like some coffee? ). It is enough to express the Italian love of coffee.

Italians not only like to drink coffee, but also have their own unique habits and etiquette in drinking coffee. Today, the editor will introduce to you the coffee culture of those strange Italians! Hold on to your coffee and listen carefully.

@ Standing room only

As we all know, Italians love coffee, so cafes are everywhere. But you may not know that authentic Italian coffee is drunk standing up.

It turns out that Italy is narrow and densely populated, with an inch of land and gold. If so many cafes were seated, it would not only occupy an area of land but also cost money. So they chose to stand up to drink, anyway, the authentic Italian steam coffee is extremely strong, refreshing and refreshing, even standing for a while does not feel very tired. Another advantage of standing up to drink coffee is to drink and go quickly so that you can make room for others. The coffee often ordered by Italians is "ESPRESSO", which means "fast". It takes only 10 seconds to make a cup.

The Italian concept of "fine life" makes the matter of drinking coffee extremely complicated, even close to artistic. To feel this characteristic, you have to walk into the coffee bar. In a coffee bar, ordering coffee needs to follow strict procedures. First of all, you have to pay at the cashier and tell the cashier what kind of coffee you want; then you pass through the seams with the receipt and go to the bar to tell the waiter what kind of coffee you want to drink. The shrewd waiters move lightly and will soon bring you a cup of fragrant coffee.

At this point, you may find that most Italians drink coffee standing up. One thing to remind you is that if a waiter says to you, "Please sit down first and I'll bring you the coffee later." That's a trap, because it costs extra to sit down and receive service. Because of this, many coffee bars in residential areas in Italy simply do not have chairs.

@ Milk in the morning

Italians have always believed that hot milk can fill the stomach, and this concept has not been broken. ESPRESSO (espresso) is available 24 hours a day, but if you want to order CAPUCINO, it has to be before 10:30 in the morning. So usually Italians only drink cappuccino, Caf é latte, latte macchiato or other milk-based coffee in the morning, and they never drink this coffee in the afternoon.

@ Keep in simple

Italian coffee drinks are easy to make. You don't need to play with coffee. Ordering a mint star Frappuccino there is as simple as mixing single malt whisky and lemonade with a bar. There are only two areas where coffee is complicated: Naples and Milan. Naples has caff è alla nocciola (espresso with hazelnut cream); Milan has marocchino (sprinkle cocoa powder in a small glass, then beat a drop of milk foam, and finally add espresso).

@ Double trouble

Although Italians usually drink only single espresso, they still have the option of double espresso, except that Italians call double espresso "un caff è doppio". Although Italians like to drink coffee, the dose is small and stable each time.

@ Say it loud

When ordering in an Italian cafe, you need to be confident and generous, even if the barista is busy with his back to you, you need to tell him out loud about his needs. One more thing: Italian cafes almost always pay after meals.

@ Just the ticket

If you want to buy coffee at an Italian airport or in a caf é in the station, you need to buy it by ticket. If you don't show your ticket, you may meet a barista who won't provide you with coffee.

@ Some like it hot

Italian coffee is relatively cold. If you want to drink hot cappuccino, you should order un caff è bollente instead of cappuccino.

@ The permitted drinks

In Italy, you can buy coffee that is a variation of the Holy Trinity of caff è, cappuccino and caf é latte, such as caff è macchiato (or latte macchiato), caf è corretto, caff è freddo (cappuccino freddo), Caf è lungo or caff è ristretto.

@ That is all

After ordering all the coffee, remember to say "That is all" to the barista. In Italy, you will never be blamed for drinking coffee. Italians deeply understand the role and impact of coffee on life, and it is through coffee that they taste the joy of life. If you come to Italy, you will feel that life has turned a whole new leaf. You have so much to see. David, the square and the cathedral are all waiting for you, but anyway, the first thing to do in the morning is a cup of coffee.

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