French Coffee Culture has a long history

When it comes to Bordeaux in France, people may think more of the world-famous Bordeaux wine. But in fact, coffee, a commodity in world trade, has also been closely related to Bordeaux for many years.

The first coffee shop in Europe appeared in the mid-17th century. With the development of coffee trade, two French ports, Le Havre and Bordeaux, have gradually become trade centers for imported coffee beans. For more than three hundred years, coffee has left more than just a legacy in Bordeaux.

Coffee beans are green, so they are also called "green coffee". Green coffee is roasted before it becomes a common brown coffee bean. The roasted coffee beans are crushed and then brewed or boiled in boiling water to become fragrant and delicious coffee. There are many coffee roasting shops in Bordeaux, and although they are small, they have not lost the competition with big companies. A roaster called Marshall processes as many as 125 tons of coffee beans a year. Marshall Grace, the owner of the Marshall store, said that green coffee is fragrant and even tastes like wine after roasting, which is very attractive.

French coffee culture has a long history and is by no means as simple as eating and drinking. A cup of coffee with an afternoon of sunshine and time, this is a typical French coffee, the important thing is not the taste but the light attitude and style. The French pay attention to the environment and sentiment when drinking coffee, reading, writing, talking and killing time at the small coffee table by the side of the road. Since the beginning of this century, cafes have often become centers of social activities, clubs for intellectuals to debate issues, and even a typical symbol of French society and culture.