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Introduction to the story of the historical development of Italian coffee culture: Why are American Americans beaten when ordering ice in Italy?

Published: 2024-10-23 Author:

Last Updated: 2024/10/23, When you surf the Internet, have you also heard this sentence: "Is it really illegal to order ice and American ice in Italy? "The answer is obvious, of course no. The implication should be, why is it that in Italy, coffee is obviously everywhere, but there is almost no ice American style that is well-known in China? Even iced coffee

When you surf the Internet, do you also read the sentence: "is it really illegal to order iced American coffee in Italy?"

The answer is obvious and, of course, no. The implication should be: why is it that coffee is ubiquitous in Italy, but it is almost impossible to find the well-known iced American coffee, even iced coffee? Why is coffee the most popular "life water" in many countries, but the most despised existence in Italy?

The early Italian Coffee Culture

Coffee drinking in Italy has a long history. Coffee beans originating in Africa and the Middle East have entered Italy through the port of Venice since 1580. At first, they were just drinks for the upper class. Because it is a "Muslim drink" from the Middle East and Turkey, many Christian Italians call it the "devil's drink".

Until the early 17th century, Archbishop Clement VIII fell in love with the black thing and baptized the coffee, officially making it a Christian drink and giving it the name "God's drink". Then, in 1645, Rome opened the first coffee shop in Europe and the first shop in Italy to specialize in coffee. Since then, coffee has spread rapidly throughout Italy.

Italian contribution to coffee is not only in taste, but also in the research and development of equipment.

In the early days, coffee was made in old-fashioned Turkish pots and then filtered. With the advent of the industrial revolution, everything seems to be pursuing a fast pace, and Italians are no exception. In 1884, Angelo Moriondo (Angelo Moriondo) successfully registered a patent for a steam-powered machine for making coffee in Turin, Italy. However, because the equipment is completely dependent on steam, the temperature is difficult to control and often makes the coffee bitter and difficult to swallow, so it has been modified by different people many times.

(Angelo Moriondo's Espresso Machine)

In the early 19th century, Milan manufacturer Luigi Bezerra (Luigi Bezzara) improved the patent and launched a prototype of the world's first steam pressure coffee machine, which not only has a detachable handle and detachable assembly head, but also can extract a cup of coffee at high pressure in a short period of time.

(Luigi Bezzera's Espresso Machine)

With the introduction and application of the new machine, more and more Italians fell in love with the coffee quickly extracted by this machine, and the word "espresso" was first included in the Italian dictionary around 1920 and was interpreted as espresso made by a pressurized machine or filter.

For those who tasted this "fast coffee" for the first time, it didn't taste good, but after knowing that it was derived from the rapid acquisition of steam pressure, the Italians were like chicken blood. keep thinking about how to upgrade and transform this steam-powered coffee machine to make its coffee taste better.

For example, Achille Gaggia, an engineer in Milan, managed to add a lever to the coffee machine in 1938, which forced a sharp increase in water pressure from 1.5bar to 9bar, not only giving coffee a dark brown "Crema", but also quantifying the volume of the solution, making the quality of coffee more stable.

In this way, thanks to the improvement and popularization of these machines, the method of making coffee has undergone earth-shaking changes, high speed and convenience have also become a new indicator of the service of every cafe, and that small cup of espresso has begun to evolve into the basic core of today's modern coffee system.

About the heavy taste of Italians

When Italian concentration has reached its final form, coffee culture has caught up. Compared with many other countries, Italian cafes focus on an efficient, fast-paced atmosphere, which perfectly matches the Italian concentration of small cups, which can be enjoyed quickly by people who come and go, then chat with acquaintances and leave. It can be said that one of the most ingrained habits of Italians is to order a cup of concentration in a cafe during a short period of leisure.

When they walk into the coffee shop, they will tell the barista directly that when they come to a single espresso, most of them will give priority to the bitterness of deep baking, and they will usually add Robsta to make the oil richer, and some people will add some brown sugar and drink it up before tasting, which is very enjoyable. The price of a concentrated cup in Italy is usually only 1 euro, equivalent to 7 yuan, which can be said to be a very popular drink.

It is said that in Italian belief, coffee is "digestive" and has nothing to do with refreshing, so if they don't have a cup of espresso after every meal, they will feel as if something is missing.

It is not hard to see that what makes Italians so crazy about espresso is that they are loyal to their own cultural roots. As mentioned above on the front street, Italy invented the espresso machine, which not only made coffee drinks faster, but changed the global coffee industry forever. Therefore, for the Italian people, Italian concentration is an important part of national identity and makes Italy stand out in the world.

Will you be beaten if you order an iced American coffee in an Italian cafe?

Although most traditional Italians still stick to their drinking habits, as the espresso system spreads all over the world, coffee drinking in many countries and regions is in its own way. Out of respect for other people's eating habits, foreigners want a cup of iced American coffee, and some local baristas in Italy will try their best to meet the needs of foreign tourists.

Of course, it does not rule out that there are many "die-hards" who only produce espresso. When you ask them for a cup of iced American coffee, there is a good chance that you will get a "blind eye" and bring up such a combination. (Qianjie is joking. If there are any similarities, it is a pure coincidence. )

(espresso+ ice + water)

Finally, back to our title, Qianjie also remembered a prank video that circulated on the Internet: when the Italians ordered espresso, they quietly filled it with water, then sent it to them and photographed their reaction:

Here is your coffee.

"No~, is this a 💩?"

"get out! beep ~"

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