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Are you still going to Starbucks for coffee?

Published: 2026-07-15 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/07/15, The word coffee did not exist before the late Qing Dynasty. The Chinese first called this kind of thing drunk by foreigners as black wine, and during the Tongzhi period, there was a book on making foreign rice, which taught Chinese cooks how to cook western food and called it fattening. According to the examination of later generations, coffee became a Chinese vocabulary, which began with the China Great Dictionary in 1915. Since then, drinking coffee has become a very foreign thing.

The word "coffee" did not exist before the late Qing Dynasty. The Chinese first called this kind of thing drunk by foreigners as "black wine". During the Tongzhi period, there was a "book on making foreign rice", which taught Chinese cooks how to cook western food, and called it "getting fat". According to the examination of later generations, the fact that "coffee" became a Chinese vocabulary should begin with the China University Dictionary in 1915.

Since then, drinking coffee has become a very foreign thing. Not to mention the ten-mile market, even the pheasant hotel unexpectedly ordered this "black and fragrant, with a layer of foam on its face". When Deng Xiaoping was in trouble in the Central Soviet area, he did not forget to take a coffee pot with him. Thus it can be seen that coffee, as a Western symbol, has long been recognized by local tycoons in urban and rural areas. After a few decades, the senior officials of Shanghai even made coffee to show their disdain for the garlic party members such as Guo Degang. With this wind blooming everywhere, there are all kinds of cafes all over the country.

Entry-level er: cheap Cafe

One of the favorite words of junior er is "I'm not at the cafe. I'm on my way to the cafe." Long before Starbucks entered China, pretending to be forced criminals had frequently haunted desktop cafes on the island and on both sides of the strait. The most important feature of these cafes is that in addition to coffee, they also serve a variety of cheap meals, and without exception, they are decorated with ambiguous lights, play saxophones in a loop, and provide chess and card service in the private room. In second-tier cities, middle-aged strangers Shuli and mistress like to choose such places, and it doesn't matter if you don't like table coffee. If you happen to like Zhang Xiaoxian or Yi Shu, you might as well write in Qzone: "I don't drink coffee." but I like to sit in a cafe and smell the strong aroma of coffee, which is full of literary and artistic flavor. "

Er: independent Cafe

Er, who has a little money, prefers independent cafes. All of these restaurants are hidden in the old house, with all kinds of junk collected by the shopkeeper, and the walls are either hung with pirated movie posters or various travel photos, which must be Lijiang or Lhasa, known as "forever on the road." there is probably a scrapped brother typewriter and globe in the corner, and often a fat cat that can never open its eyes.

In such a place where the background music is always French songs or jazz, the woman clicks on a cappuccino, latte or fancy mocha and is far more interested in the pull than the coffee itself, then pulls out an iPhone covered with prints, and takes several art photos with filter effects to be uploaded to Qzone, Wechat and Weibo at the same time, often with an open English book in the picture.

Advanced er: don't go to the cafe

Advanced forced er is not content to stay in a cafe. They must find a siphon pot in their office or home. This is the equipment that really tests patience and craftsmanship. If you want to go further, you should also learn to do a cup test. only when you can skillfully evaluate the dry, sour, mellow, sweet and aftertaste of a bean can you have the strength to talk about the origin and way of coffee.

Source: Aijiahui Sohu self-media

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