Understand the types and characteristics of coffee | what are the differences in the types and tastes of coffee?

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Espresso in Italian means fast. Compared with the traditional Italian mocha pot, it is much faster to make coffee.

Unlike all coffee brewing methods, the Italian coffee machine (Espresso Machine) uses high pressure extraction to promote more essential molecules in the coffee, but you don't have to worry that caffeine will be squeezed out too much, because the time is short.

The extraction time is 20-30 seconds, in principle, no more than 30 seconds, the taste will be bitter after a long time, after all, the water temperature is as high as 90 degrees, and the water temperature of shallow baked beans is even 93 degrees.

The water passes through the coffee powder and falls into the cup. The temperature is about 65-70 degrees. Don't worry about burning your mouth.

Many people don't really know much about the quantity of Espresso and sometimes order it because its price is the cheapest on the menu. The quantity of an Esp is 20-30ml, that is, the bottom of a cup, and there is nothing else. Maybe only heavy-flavored coffee glutton will have a cup of Esp and get bored.

Another point must be emphasized is that coffee powder can only be extracted once, and then must be poured out.

By the way, more and more stores are introducing SOE, whose full name is single original espresso, that is, making Espresso with coffee beans from a single origin. The price will be higher, and most of the roasted beans will be shallower, and the taste will naturally be lighter, but there will be other flavors and sour aromas, which will certainly break the usual view of coffee. Friends with the spirit of exploration can give it a try.

2.Americano American Coffee

In short, the American style is Espresso diluted with hot water. Even after dilution, the taste and aroma of Espresso remain undiminished. First pour 180-200ml hot water into the cup, then pour two portions of Espresso into the cup.

American coffee is the most common coffee, which is made from black coffee made by drip filter coffee pot, or espresso with a lot of water.

Drinking a cup of authentic black coffee can taste the rich sweetness of the coffee itself. if you don't like the bitterness of black coffee, you can add a little sugar and milk, and if you like to taste fresh, you can also add spices such as cinnamon as in the Middle East.

3.Caffe Latte latte

Latte, the coffee shop order rate of the highest variety, Latte has been widely known. But I don't know if you have noticed that in the English menu, the latte will always be written as "Caffe Latte" (both coffee and caffe), because "Latte" means milk in Italian. If you order a glass of Latte in an Italian cafe, you will only bring a glass of pure milk.

Lattes in Italy and the United States are two completely different styles: in Italy, one serving of Espresso plus 120ml milk; in the United States, two portions of Espresso plus 220ml milk, and there are pull flowers, but in the birthplace Italy does not pay much attention to drawing flowers.

At home, basically follow the American route, are double concentrated large lattes. Although the most important thing is taste, but if there is a flower, it is also a kind of visual enjoyment, wouldn't it be better?

4.Cappuccino cappuccino

Cappuccino, Italy will 120ml around the steam foam into a single Espresso coffee, called cappuccino. The delicacy of Cappuccino is mainly determined by the texture of the foam. There are roughly two criteria for the quality of the foam: one is smooth and smooth, and the other is that it will not disappear in a short period of time.

In addition, not only cappuccino, any cup of coffee should have a standard, that is, the product can be imported, which means that the temperature should not be hot. Because the temperature of fresh milk is only between 55 and 60 degrees will be the sweetest, high or low will lose sweetness. So don't dislike "Why isn't this cup of coffee hot?" in a cafe. Don't be deprived of delicious coffee by the chain of big brands. Unless it's winter takeout, you can ask the clerk to make it a little hotter.

Then some people are curious: "double the coffee, double the amount of milk, is the latte double the cabbage?" In fact, it is not. Taste determines the taste. The milk foam of Cabo is thicker than that of latte, and the amount of milk of latte is less than twice that of Cabo, so the latte is slightly stronger in taste.

5.Caffe Mocha Mocha

When it comes to mocha, most people's first reaction must be mocha coffee (caffe mocha), but it has other meanings, so give it a little bit of a name today.

Mocha has three meanings:

1. Port name 2, coffee bean 3, beverage name

First of all, there is a Republic of Yemen in the south of the Arabian Peninsula, and Mocha is a big port there. Of course, this port is also famous for its coffee. You know, it was not until 1606 that there was the first coffee shop in Europe, and in 1400, the citizens of Mocha began to use coffee as a drink. It can be said that the port of Mocha at that time was Yiwu in the coffee world, and the coffee trade was very prosperous.

Second, "mocha" has been synonymous with coffee beans produced in Yemen for a long time. Yemen is in the coffee growth belt, this country is also a large area of coffee cultivation, the national flower is coffee flower, the national tree is coffee tree, we can see the status of coffee in this country.

The third point is the coffee drink that everyone comes into contact with every day. To put it bluntly, mocha is a chocolate-flavored latte. In Italy, if you order Espresso, it is often accompanied by a small piece of chocolate, which shows that chocolate and coffee go well with each other. Caffe mocha is a drink mixed with chocolate syrup, espresso and milk. Two esp,5ml mocha syrup and about 220ml milk. It's especially suitable for a hot mocha in the cold winter.

6.Macchiato Macchiato

Macchiato means "mark" in Italian, in other words, the white of milk, with a "mark" on the brown of Espresso.

Practice: first extract a single cup of Espresso (20-30ml), then pour the Espresso equivalent amount of steam milk foam into the cup, and leave a white flower on the liquid surface.

Such a full-bodied milk coffee like Macchiato, in fact, few people order, not suitable for slow drink, only suitable for one sip.

Often the macchiato in people's eyes is the synonym of "caramel macchiato".

Caramel macchiato Caramel Macchiato is also based on Espresso, but an extra 5-10ml caramel sauce is added to blend with esp (adjust the amount according to the sweetness of the syrup), then pour into the steam foam, and finally squeeze the grid-shaped caramel sauce on the foam. Its caramel flavor complements the chocolate flavor in the coffee, so it is very popular. The quantity of this milk coffee is much larger, about one cup is about 240ml.

By the way, flavored lattes, such as vanilla lattes and caramel lattes, are all based on lattes, mixed with 5-10ml vanilla syrup or caramel sauce, Espresso and sugar sauce, and then poured into steam milk bubbles to draw flowers. It's that simple.

7.Flat White Australian White

There are many kinds of Flat white on the market, many explanations and many improvements. There are several translations: Australian White, Frappy White, Pingbai and so on. [Australia White] explains the place of origin: this coffee drink from Australia and New Zealand, has become popular in Australia in the 1980s, although there are two origins, but still can not escape from the Australian range.

Australia White is made by pouring lightly whipped milk bubbles into a Ristretto (Ristretto extraction time 15-20s, Ristretto extraction time 20-30s), resulting in thinner milk bubbles and less coffee.

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