What is the difference between Italian American coffee and Long Black? Do Americano American coffee pour water first or concentrate first?

"When you add water first and then add concentration to make it long black. When you add concentration first and then add water to make it American coffee. "I believe everyone can often see such popular science. Qianjie can often see some friends in coffee shops using such content to identify whether a coffee shop produces American or black products.

But~~~Actually... The order of adding water is not the key to the difference between the two. Most coffee shops produce American coffee, but people are more accustomed to pouring water first and then concentrating. The reason is also very simple. This will allow the golden oil to float on the liquid surface, which will make the coffee more appetizing and easily make people think it is delicious. Not only that, Qianjie looked through past data and found that the production of American coffee does not actually have a clear order in which to pour water and concentrate, that is, any order can be used. But long black coffee has some emphasis on this point, that is, pouring water first and then concentrating. Although the purpose is also to preserve the integrity of the oil, the fundamental reason is more that the oil can increase the dense taste.

Therefore, Qianjie speculated that the reason why there was a saying that American style and long black were distinguished by the order of pouring water and concentrating was that people singled out it in order to find more points of distinction. Then, because it was too simple and easy to remember, this statement quickly spread. In fact, the biggest difference between American coffee and black coffee is their concentration.

American coffee has been shared many times on Front Street, so here is a brief introduction to Long Black Coffee on Front Street. Long Black Coffee is a black coffee born in Australia, where people will use Black Coffee to call black coffee that adds nothing except water, and then use White Coffee to call coffee that adds milk. However, because there are many styles of coffee, it will inevitably lead to misunderstandings if you call it simply, so Australians will give a cup of coffee a name that is different from other coffees based on a certain characteristic. For example, Australian White was named Flat White, flat white coffee, because the milk foam was thin and flat with the mouth of the cup. Then they would call Espresso Short Black, and after adding the right amount of water, Short Black evolved into Long Black due to the increase in the amount.

So then again, Qianjie mentioned earlier that the biggest difference between American coffee and black coffee is the concentration. American coffee generally adds more water to dilute the concentration of the coffee. This is because Americans are used to drinking drip coffee with lower concentration, so the taste is light and cannot accept coffee with too high concentration, so they need more water to dilute the taste of coffee. Generally speaking, the ratio of espresso and water used to make American coffee will be more than 1:4. The concentration of long black is stronger. In previous tweets related to Australia and Belarus, Zhongqian Street shared that Australians 'taste preferences are strong, so whether it is "white coffee" or "black coffee" in Australia, its flavor concentration will be higher than that of our common Italian coffee such as American and latte.

Generally speaking, the ratio of black coffee will be about 1:3, which means that if you use 36 - 40 ml of double espresso, the amount of water added will be about 120 ml. Take Qianjie as an example. Qianjie uses medium-to-medium-baked Italian mix of bean slips and Qianjie strawberry candy and Espresso to make a cup of long black and American respectively. The ratio used by Changhei is 1:3, which is 40 ml of espresso and 120 ml of water. The ratio used in the United States is 1:4, which is 40 ml of espresso and 160 ml of water.

The overall taste when drinking black is relatively strong. We can drink strawberries, citrus, and caramel, and the taste is relatively thick; while the American concentration is relatively low, so its taste will be relatively light, and then the taste and flavor will not be so concentrated. We can capture more flavors from it. In addition to strawberries, citrus, and caramel, we can also taste fresher flavors such as white flowers and oolong tea. In general, the main difference between long black and American is not the order of adding water and concentration, but their concentration, and the difference in taste and taste caused by concentration. But because each has its own advantages, there is no need to compare the two at all~

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