Beware of the "five most" coffee basics of drinking coffee

It has become a fashionable choice for more and more people to drink coffee carefully. How much do you know about coffee if you often go to coffee bars? Don't bear the reputation of being "old-fashioned" or "out-of-date" because of some small details. The author collected a lot of coffee keywords, to see which of the following will make you show flaws, quickly "sit in the right seat".

● first sip: the first sip of coffee is the key. When coffee comes up, don't be busy adding seasoning or stirring it, take a sip first: good coffee is slightly bitter and mellow, with distinct layers from milk to coffee; the second coffee may be astringent, sour, or milk overshadows the aroma of coffee, without a clear sense of hierarchy.

● Coffee spoon: you will be laughed at if you drink coffee with a coffee spoon. Coffee spoons are only used to stir coffee, not to scoop coffee. Put the coffee spoon aside after stirring. Some coffee shops simply do not have coffee spoons, only disposable mixing sticks, the use is the same.

● Milk Bubble: also known as cream or coffee companion, it is actually a kind of plant milk extracted from plants and added with artificial flavors. it is only a temporary substitute for fresh milk, not real dairy products. Milk ball bubble cholesterol is very high, often used is bad for the health, drinking coffee had better use fresh milk as seasoning.

● raw sugar: many people like to add sugar to their coffee. In fact, a good cup of coffee is also particular about sugar. In order to save costs, most coffee shops will choose white granulated sugar, but it will affect the original taste of coffee. The really good coffee sugar should be raw sugar, also known as yellow sugar, large particles, yellowing color, put on the foam of fancy coffee, will not sink for a long time.

● coffee temperature: drink the coffee while it is hot. The coffee with the temperature between 91.6 ℃ and 96.1 ℃ can give off the original strong aroma, so it is best to choose porcelain cup with good heat preservation.

Smell fragrance and view color coffee

You can add a little sugar and milk to pure black coffee, or you can add spices such as cinnamon to your coffee in European style, as in Africa and Arabia; if you are not used to the bitter taste of coffee, you can also add some juice you like to your coffee. However, drinking a cup of authentic black coffee can taste the rich flavor of the coffee itself and will be regarded as an expert in tasting coffee. No matter how you drink it, there are still some exquisite and knowledgeable people who taste coffee.

Step: a cup of coffee in front of you, do not rush to drink, should be like tea or wine tasting, there should be a step-by-step process to achieve relaxation, refreshing and enjoyment. The first step is to smell the fragrance and taste the strong aroma of coffee.

The second step is to look at the color. The coffee had better be dark brown, not dark and bottomless.

The third step, taste, first drink a sip of black coffee, feel the taste of the original coffee, coffee entrance should be some sweet, slightly bitter, slightly sour not astringent. Then taste it in small mouthfuls, do not rush to swallow the coffee, but temporarily contain it in your mouth, let the coffee and saliva mix with the air, and then swallow it.

Temperature: the best temperature for drink coffee is 85-88 degrees Celsius. Because the texture of ordinary coffee is not stable, it is best to taste it while it is hot. In order not to reduce the taste of the coffee, soak the coffee cup in boiling water beforehand. The appropriate temperature for coffee is 83 degrees Celsius at the moment of brewing, 80 degrees Celsius when pouring into the cup, and 61-62 degrees into the mouth, which is the most ideal.

Generally speaking, tasting the coffee served by your host while it is hot is also the basic etiquette of drinking coffee. If a cup of high-quality coffee, after cooling, in addition to the aroma will be reduced, the taste performance is consistent with the hot, or even better.

Taste: coffee beans contain about 5-8% sugar, most of which are converted to caramel after baking, which is the source of aroma and bitterness, leaving a little sweetness in the unconverted sugar; tannin is released during baking and combines with caramel to produce a slightly bitter sweetness. Therefore, people's taste of coffee is generally bitter, sour, sweet, fragrant and astringent.

Moderate amount: drinking coffee is not like drinking or juice, a full cup of coffee, watching it will lose interest in drinking. Generally, it is only seven or eight minutes full for the right amount, moderate amount of coffee will not only stimulate the taste, after drinking it will not have a greasy feeling, but endless aftertaste. At the same time, the right amount of coffee can moderately promote the body to recover from fatigue and refresh the mind. Coffee has different flavors, so you can't drink several cups in a row like tea or cola. The usual amount of coffee is 80-100cc. Sometimes if you want to drink three or four cups in a row, you have to dilute the concentration of coffee, or add a lot of milk, so as not to cause nausea, and there may be more changes in the blending of sugar to make the coffee more delicious.