Italian coffee on the tip of the tongue romance

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The word ​ coffee comes from the Greek word "koweh", which stands for "strength and enthusiasm". In Italy, where coffee culture is very popular, there is even a famous saying, "Men should be like good coffee, strong and warm", which fully expresses the Italian love for coffee. With the rise of Starbucks, COSTA and other international coffee chains in China, Chinese consumers are also beginning to know something about Italian coffee. Mocha, latte and cappuccino have become the best choices for many urban white-collar workers to enjoy delicious coffee. But when it comes to espresso, you have to mention Espresso, which is the essence of espresso, from which all espresso is derived today. Espresso is called "the soul of coffee" by coffee connoisseurs, which is characterized by the use of steam pressure to extract the coffee liquid instantly, which is very simple, but the taste is so strong that it is usually drunk at once. Nowadays, mocha, latte and cappuccino, which are very popular in China, are all processed with milk, chocolate and other materials on the basis of Espresso. The Italian Capuccino of cappuccino, named after Italian monks in brown robes. The brown espresso is covered with foamed milk, like a monk in a headscarf and a brown robe. So associative Italians call this coffee cappuccino. It originated at the beginning of the 20th century, when the Italian Azibucha invented the steam pressure coffee machine, but also developed the cappuccino coffee, its unique hierarchical sense makes each mouthful taste different, just like the life that people have to experience, there is always a bitter behind the sweetness of mellow, which we need to taste slowly. Lattes are similar to cappuccinos, both add milk on the basis of Espresso, except that lattes add a larger proportion of milk than cappuccinos, and have relatively less foam, so lattes are more creamy. So the Italians named it Latte, which means milk. We often talk about milk coffee, that is, latte. The bottom of the Espresso with milk heated to 65 degrees 75 degrees, the top layer with less than half a centimeter of milk foam, mellow and delicious, is an excellent drink for afternoon leisure. Mocha coffee is an ancient coffee whose name Mocha originated from Mocha, a small town on the Red Sea in Yemen. This place monopolized the export of coffee in the 15th century, so the coffee concentrated here and then exported was called mocha coffee. At the same time, mocha is also a kind of chocolate-colored coffee beans, which makes people associate chocolate with coffee, which forms today's mocha coffee. In addition to the full-bodied aroma of Espresso and the sweetness of milk, mocha also adds chocolate aroma to the aftertaste. Of course, the mellow aroma of coffee mainly comes from coffee beans, and only high-quality coffee beans can make pure coffee to drink. At present, coffee has been grown in more than 50 countries in the world, but most of the good coffee beans are concentrated in the equatorial zone between 25 degrees north latitude and 30 degrees south latitude, high altitude, tropical climate and fertile soil. in order to grow full-grained, coffee-rich high-quality coffee beans. The cultivation of coffee beans all over the world is mainly concentrated in Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam and other places. In these main producing areas where coffee beans are rich, there are also many internationally famous coffee brands, such as KOPIKOCOFFEE from Indonesia, which is familiar to Chinese consumers. It is exported to many countries in the world and has countless fans. In addition to location, there are many other factors that affect the quality of coffee: planting methods, soil fertility, weather, especially rainfall and light, and exact latitude. The above factors combined with the treatment of raw coffee beans have created the diversity of coffee from different countries and regions in the world. But among many coffee beans, Arabica coffee beans and Roberta coffee beans are the most popular among coffee lovers. Arabica coffee beans are rich in flavor, mild in taste and low in bitterness. Its excellent flavor and aroma make it the only coffee that can be drunk directly. The world-famous Blue Mountain Coffee uses Arabica coffee beans. Robusta coffee beans have a unique aroma and bitter taste, and the content of caffeine is much higher than that of Arabica. To make a cup of pure espresso, you need to mix a certain proportion of high-quality robusta beans on the basis of Arabica beans. Because among the many choices of coffee beans, high-quality robusta coffee beans can make Italian coffee show its due personality, increase the taste of coffee, make it strong, increase the bitterness at the same time, and make the golden oil of coffee more attractive. If you taste carefully, you can also taste chocolate or cocoa.