The basics of drinking coffee

How to hold a coffee cup

The coffee you drink after a meal is usually served in a rare cup. The ear of this kind of cup is too small for fingers to pass through. But even if you use a larger cup, don't put your finger through the ear and carry the cup. The correct way to hold a coffee cup is to hold the cup by your thumb and forefinger.

How to add sugar to coffee

When adding sugar to coffee, you can use a coffee spoon to scoop the sugar directly into the cup, or you can first use a sugar clip to clip the cube sugar on the near side of the coffee plate, and then use the coffee spoon to insert the cube sugar into the cup. If you directly use a sugar clip or hand to put the cube sugar into the cup, it may sometimes spill the coffee and stain the clothes or tablecloth.

How to use a coffee spoon

The coffee spoon is specially used to stir the coffee, so you should take it out when drinking the coffee. Do not use a coffee spoon to scoop a spoonful of coffee and drink it slowly, and do not use a coffee spoon to mash the cube sugar in the cup.

What if the coffee is too hot?

Freshly brewed coffee is so hot that you can gently stir it in the cup with a coffee spoon to cool it, or expect it to cool naturally before drinking it. It is very impolite to try to cool the coffee with your mouth.

The use of cups and plates

The cups and saucers for coffee are specially made. They should be placed on the front or right side of the drinker, and the cup ear should point to the right. When drinking coffee, you can hold the ear of the coffee cup in your right hand and gently hold the coffee plate in your left hand, slowly moving to your mouth and sipping. It is not advisable to hold the cup, swallow or bow to the coffee cup. Don't make any noise when drinking coffee. When adding coffee, do not pick it up from the coffee cup or large coffee plate.

Sometimes you can have some snacks when drinking coffee, but don't alternate between eating and drinking coffee cups in one hand and snacks in the other. Put down the snack when you drink coffee and the cup when you eat it.

How to taste coffee

There is a difference in the taste of coffee, so instead of drinking three or four cups of tea or cola, it is appropriate to drink the weight of a formal coffee cup. If you want to drink three or four cups of coffee continuously, you should dilute the concentration of coffee or interfere with a large amount of milk, but you still have to take into account the level of psychological need to increase or decrease the concentration of coffee, that is, do not cause greasy or disgusting feelings, and you might as well change more in the allocation of sugar to make coffee more sweet. Drinking coffee while it is hot is a prerequisite for tasting delicious coffee, even on a hot summer day.