Italian espresso culture makes Italians drink American coffee will really get beat up!

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A few days ago, an Italian netizen responded to a long-curious question on a social platform: is it really illegal to order American coffee in Italy? (original words: is it really not possible to order American coffee in Italy? )

Netizens said that Italians usually do not drink American coffee, of course, it is not illegal to order American coffee. The coffee shop owner will give you espresso and a cup of hot water for yourself and tell you: we don't sell American coffee.

If you want refreshing coffee in summer, Italians usually order cream coffee, but it is a dessert, or add ice directly to espresso. But if you order a cup of American coffee in winter, you will be beaten by 😂.

At first, the code clerk thought it was a joke until he turned to a video taken by an Italian coffee shop four years ago (secretly filmed and then re-edited). The content is how Italians react when they order espresso but mix it with water. (all translations are provided by netizens.)

-here's your coffee. Would you like some?

"is this a 💩?"

"get out! Beep-- "

-espresso is terrible. This is your coffee.

"first of all, don't offend the Italians, because the coffee is terrible."

"I only have a little bit of coffee."

"this is a trash can! Look, here's what we do. "

"what is this? Raw bean soup? "

"are you performing? Leak, I won't drink. "

(you don't need an interpreter to see that Italian people hit people as soon as they see their coffee mixed with water.)

Espresso may be just a full-bodied, refreshing drink, or it can be used as a base to make a variety of coffee drinks. But for the Italian people, it is not only a real ritual of life, but also a kind of cultural consciousness, is an integral part of the Italian national identity, it makes Italy different in the world.

Espresso was also listed as a candidate for the intangible heritage of mankind by UNESCO in January this year.

Italians have such a strong reaction to the addition of water to their order of espresso, because every espresso tells a history of geographical, cultural and industrial times that contributed to the rapid development of society. if an Italian rashly drinks espresso with water, it is like an insult to his own culture.

Of course, as espresso is popular all over the world, espresso will be consumed differently in different regions. How foreigners want to taste is their own business, and local cafes in Italy will also meet the needs of foreign tourists. But for the locals, sticking to the traditional Italian concentration can be regarded as a belief and respect for their own national culture.

Coffee was brought to Italy from people in the Middle East in the 16th century and became popular in high society as a "devil's drink". In the early 17th century, a Christian protagonist baptized coffee and named it "God's drink". It promoted the popularity of coffee in Europe.

In 1645, the first coffee shop in Europe was opened in Rome, and it was also the first shop in Italy to specialize in coffee. Since then, coffee has spread rapidly and penetrated into the daily lives of ordinary people.

By 1881, with the rapid development of the industrial age, everything had to be faster, more efficient and more mechanized, and coffee was no exception. So someone began to develop a way to make coffee extract quickly, and in 1884, a patent was successfully registered in Turin, Italy, for a steam-powered machine for making coffee.

Italian love for coffee is fanatical and has made a great contribution to the development of coffee. Later, the steam-powered machine was designed and modified 3-4 times before and after the cycle of use-feedback-modification by different people.

First, the Dalan designer LuigiBezzera (Bezerra) acquired the patent of the steam-powered coffee machine, added a new handle and powder bowl to the original steam boiler coffee machine, and adjusted the grinding thickness of the coffee beans.

Coffee particles can be pressed by external forces, so that their (powder layer) compactness can resist the rapid passage of high-pressure water flow, and can better distribute the flow of water under high pressure impact. Let the water flow evenly through the whole powder layer and "squeeze out" a cup of coffee with a balanced flavor.

Then, a new cooling channel was added inside the coffee machine to prevent the extracted coffee from having a bitter taste caused by the high water temperature, and a patent was applied for in 1901.

Then, after the patent was acquired by a company called LaPavon, a pressure relief valve was added to solve the problem that the temperature and pressure inside the machine would change with the intensity of the heated flame, and at the same time, a steam bar was added to form the basic function of the Italian coffee machine as we now know it.

The word espresso-Espresso, made with a pressurized machine or filter, was included in the dictionary in 1920. Then, PierArduino from Turin, Italy, sold the unique Italian coffee maker to France and exported it to other parts of the world. At the same time, he also made posters to make more people aware of espresso.

Since then, the way coffee is made in cafes around the world has changed completely. High speed & convenience has become a new weather vane of coffee shop service, and Italian espresso has become the basic core of today's modern coffee system.

In 1938, the Italian invented the term "Barista barista". The word comes from an extension of the Barman bartender.

Salted fish and cabbage, each has its own love ~ although people in different regions have different interpretations of espresso, as a culture that Italians are proud of, whether in the local area or chatting with Italians, remember to respect each other's culture, or else you will really get beat up.

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