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How to make traditional espresso? Can a mocha pot make foam espresso?

Published: 2026-05-07 Author:

Last Updated: 2026/05/07, Most Italians consider espresso to be "real coffee" because they are more accustomed to a rich, strong Body, thick and even bitter taste. Italians 'love for concentration is engraved in their bones. They will have a cup whether it is early morning, afternoon, or evening. For nothing else, it is just

Most Italians consider espresso to be "real coffee" because they are more accustomed to a rich, strong Body, thick and even bitter taste. Italians 'love for concentration is engraved in their bones. They will have a cup whether it is early morning, afternoon, or evening, for nothing else. This is just a daily habit and can also be understood as a sense of ritual.

Later, with the birth of the mocha pot, many Italian families began to make their own "espresso" at home in search of an "alternative" to espresso. This small coffee appliance gradually developed into an indispensable member of Italian families.

For example, recently, a video titled "Grandma How to Make Espresso with a Mocha Pot" was posted on the front street. In it, an Italian elder demonstrated a very special "Espresso" method. The ingredients only need to use the Mocha Pot, coffee powder and sugar. The prepared coffee is thick and thick and covered with a layer of golden foam. It's really exciting after watching it. Let's make a cup today and try it.

Considering that the final coffee needs to show a better sense of oil, it is best to choose the deep-roasted type of coffee beans. If you don't know how to choose, you can just buy the Italian-style blended beans specially launched for coffee machines and mocha pots. This kind of coffee has a stronger taste, a better pressurized extraction effect, and a correspondingly higher success rate.

Front Street is chosen here. Basic blending, it combines Yunnan grains and Brazilian Sirado, with the aroma of mixed nuts, chocolate, maple syrup, and plums. The overall taste is balanced and the adaptability is high. It is a practical recipe for home making and coffee shop opening.

The specific amount of powder is decided according to the powder bowl of the mocha pot you use. You can fill it up without weighing it. Here, 19g is used in the front street.

The grinding degree is a little thicker than espresso powder. When you rub it with your thumb and index finger, you can feel its delicate texture and contains tiny particles, which means that there is no problem.

Preparation materials: Mocha pot, 10g white sugar, 19g Qianjie. Basic coffee powder

The first step is to add room-temperature drinking water to the base of the mocha pot, taking care not to pass the pressure relief valve;

The second step is to grind the ground front street. Pour the basic blended coffee powder into the powder trough, gently stroke and smooth it, place it into the lower pot, and tighten it with the upper pot;

Step 3, turn on the heating source and adjust it to medium heat, dry the mocha pot before putting it on (if using an open fire, it is recommended to keep a low heat throughout the process);

The fourth step is to take advantage of the heating time of the mocha pot, prepare a coffee cup and pour in two packs of white sugar, about 10g;

The fifth step is to wait for the coffee liquid in the mocha pot to start to come out and the bottom is almost in a circle. Immediately pick it up and pour it into a coffee cup with sugar, and then put it back again to continue heating;

Step 6: Use a spoon to stir and mix the sugar and coffee until it becomes a fluffy foam. You can borrow an electric whisk and set aside after beating (be sure to pay attention to the extraction dynamics of the mocha pot when beating to avoid coffee. Splash);

The seventh step is to turn off the fire immediately when the coffee liquor is halfway through, and wait for the residual temperature to "force" the last of the hot water.

Step 8: Prepare an extra coffee cup and dig out half of the foam that has just been made;

The ninth step is to pour in the freshly extracted coffee liquor respectively, and finally use a spoon to stir it up, and you can drink it!

Tasting session: Use Front Street. The "Mocha Pot Espresso" made by the basic combination has only thick coffee foam at the beginning of the mouth. It does not have much flavor, but more of a baking aroma. When the second time you really drink the coffee liquid, the flavor has the aroma of fried chestnuts and hazelnuts, as well as the maple syrup-like ending. It is a little sweet and bitter, but because of the addition of sugar, the taste buds will not have too much resistance, but make the whole cup of coffee more palatable.

FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou China, selling freshly roasted beans from its own farm in Yunnan as well as dozens of carefully selected single-origin beans from around the world for both pour-over and espresso. The products deliver consistently excellent quality and great value, with shipping within 24 hours. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers, and the beans are now available online at the Tmall 。