The History of American Coffee basic knowledge of Fine Coffee

The characteristics and Origin of American Coffee

"American Coffee" (English: Americano) is a kind of coffee, is the most common coffee. It is made by using an Espresso coffee machine and has a light taste.

Characteristics of American Coffee

American coffee is characterized by laissez-faire and no taboos, just like playing a game without rules. Americans are dismissive of all kinds of exquisite coffee made by Europeans. Americans drink coffee freely, American coffee is also deep into their lives is difficult to separate, the impact is even to the point that there is no coffee is not life.

Americans can't do without coffee almost 24 hours a day, whether at home, in the office, in public, or at a roadside vending machine. This consumes 1/3 of the world's coffee production and is the country with the largest coffee consumption in the world.

Generally speaking, American life is busy and tense, and they do not enjoy life as leisurely as people in Europe and the Middle East. A large pot of electric American coffee, from morning to night, because there is too much water and less coffee, the taste is very weak, so many people criticize that American coffee is really bad. In fact, in all parts of the United States, American coffee lovers can still taste their favorite coffee taste with a little more effort. If pure American coffee is divided into two categories, the east coast of the United States is stronger than the west coast, and the south is stronger than the north.

In addition, although the United States is the largest exporter of instant coffee, not many people in the United States drink instant coffee. In recent years, they pay more and more attention to a healthy diet, the market for decaffeinated coffee is increasing, and the trend of drinking coffee without sugar is becoming more and more common.

The origin of American coffee

The name of American coffee comes from the habit of American soldiers in Europe during the war to mix hot water into small portions of espresso that are common in Europe. It is said that the Apollo spaceship, which landed on the moon for the first time, had a life-and-death failure on its way home. At that time, the ground crew comforted the three astronauts with a word: come on! Delicious hot American coffee is waiting for your return.

Because Americans generally make coffee casually and simply, this method quickly became popular with the popularity of American chain stores in the world. Normally, a cup of American coffee is made by blending two espresso espressos with 30% 470ml hot water. Because of the large amount of hot water added, American coffee will look light both in appearance and in taste. In addition, the aroma of coffee will be slightly damaged as a result, and can not last as long as traditional espresso. Despite the addition of hot water dilution, American coffee still contains more caffeine than regular coffee. But its calories are very low.

In the United States, Australia and New Zealand, the practice of blending with hot water and then espresso is sometimes called Long Black. Sometimes, some simple coffee machines are also called American coffee machines. Actually, they are drip coffee machines.