Confidence from Coffee countries: a brief talk on the Culture and Development History of Italian Coffee

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Italy, in people's understanding, is a country of literature and art, lazy and enjoying life. When it comes to Italy, the first thing that comes to mind is the Renaissance. It was a general term for the ideological and cultural movement that took place in Europe from the middle of the 14th century to the 16th century, and today we are talking about the famous Italian food culture-Italian coffee culture.

Italian coffee culture

The development of Italian coffee originated in the 16th and 17th centuries. Coffee was introduced to Italy only with the sustained and vigorous development of trade between the port of Venice and North Africa and Egypt. In 1600, the pope of the Roman Empire baptized coffee, and coffee slowly began to be accepted at this stage. with the passage of time, the development of coffee in Italy was nourished like seedlings, gradually developed and grew, and finally became popular throughout Europe. it has become an indispensable part of European life.

In Italy, there are many old cafes, some carrying the weight of time, some carrying the spiritual heritage. Italian taste in espresso makes them stand at the top of the chain of disdain for coffee. This classical, noble and exquisite Italian coffee makes people kneel in front of it. Perhaps this is one of the reasons for the popularity of Italian coffee.

A cafe called COVA was born in 1817 and opened next to La Scala, the top theatre in Milan, Italy. Because of its proximity to the theatre, it has become a gathering place for many actors, musicians, playwrights and celebrities, leaving an important mark in Italian history.

Espresso coffee

The birth of Espresso, can be said to be the wisdom crystallization of Italian coffee, is the base of all Italian coffee, known as the "soul of coffee". In 1905, La Pavoni produced the world's first coffee machine, using high-pressure steam to make a cup of coffee in 45 seconds, and this cup of coffee was named Espresso, meaning stress and speed. Although Espresso has the halo of "the soul of coffee", after World War II, the development of espresso can not be on the table. Later, with the rapid development of central Italy, the continuous expansion of urbanization, the influx of rural population into cities, the rapid development of food culture and the continuous development of taverns and cafes, Espresso took this opportunity to usher in the re-development.

Italians drink coffee.

Drinking coffee is a common thing in Italy, but if you don't know the customs, you may be targeted by the police and become the first person to be arrested for not knowing Italian coffee customs. Italians drink cappuccino only in the morning, and it is illegal for Italians to drink cappuccino after 11 o'clock. You didn't really think you were going to be arrested! In England, if you order a latte or cappuccino after lunch, people will look at you in surprise, and if you do the same in Rome, the food police will probably keep an eye on you. (in the final analysis, he may still be arrested)

One interesting thing about Italian coffee culture is that they drink coffee standing up, because in the eyes of Italians, only Espresso is coffee, and standing is the real posture of drinking coffee. This is Italian coffee culture. Because there are many people in the Italian isthmus and there are no seats in many cafes, you will feel that it is a waste of money and an area of land. Espresso originally means fast, and you have to sit and drink a small cup of coffee. This cost is high, because it costs more to sit and drink.

Italians don't take out coffee because when Italian writer Calvino visited New York in 1959, he complained that there were too many kinds of coffee in cafes, because for Italians, only freshly made coffee was the best to drink. It takes 30 seconds from making to drinking. Italian people drink coffee is a kind of enjoyment, just like Chinese people drink tea, in order to relax, talk and laugh. In addition, Italians do not use paper cups to drink coffee, they will only use ceramic cups to drink coffee, and the price of coffee will not exceed 1 euro.

The coffee culture in Europe has a long history, in which Italy is the most popular, which carries forward the coffee culture. Italian's favorite coffee is Espresso. In the eyes of Italians, American coffee can only be regarded as water with coffee grounds with milk and sugar. So for Italy, the essence of coffee is always one Espresso.

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