Do you know anything about coffee etiquette?

"Didi is fragrant, but the meaning is not enough". Human beings have been drinking coffee for at least 500 years, and it has long become a necessity for Westerners. Now, coffee has come into our lives, getting closer and closer to us, there are often occasions to drink coffee together, so coffee etiquette is indispensable.

Now let me briefly introduce the knowledge about coffee.

First, famous coffee products

1. Blue Mountain Coffee

The origin of Jamaica gets its name from the Blue Mountains surrounded by the Caribbean Sea. Sour, sweet, bitter taste are very harmonious and have excellent flavor and aroma, suitable for individual coffee, suitable for moderate roasting.

This kind of coffee has the characteristics of all good coffee, not only full-bodied and mellow, but also because of the perfect combination of sweet, sour and bitter coffee, it has no bitter taste at all, and only has a moderate and perfect sour taste.

2. Colombian coffee

With a unique sour and mellow taste, medium baking taste refreshing, deep baking ripe, there is a faint unique flavor between the two.

Produced in Colombia, roasted coffee beans will release sweet aroma and have the characteristics of sweet in acid and flat in bitterness. because of the appropriate concentration, they are often used in high-grade mixed coffee.

3. Guatemalan coffee

Sweet aromatic alcohol, neutral beans, flavor very similar to Colombian coffee.

4. Santos Coffee

Mainly produced in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This kind of coffee acid, sweet and bitter is neutral, moderate concentration, with moderate sour taste, elegant and special taste, is the best blending beans, known as the strong coffee, but the taste is also good.

5. Manning Coffee

Origin: Sumatra, Indonesia. The smell is mellow, the acidity is moderate, the sweetness is rich and very intriguing, it is suitable for deep baking and exudes a strong aroma. The taste is bitter, but it has a strong purity. General coffee lovers drink individually, but it is also an indispensable variety when mixing coffee.

6. Mocha coffee

Origin: Ethiopia. Mocha coffee is actually one of the many kinds of coffee. CaffeMocha comes from Ethiopia and belongs to chocolate coffee. The beans are small and fragrant, with strong sour and mellow taste, moderate sweetness, and often drink separately, but mixed coffee is an ideal comprehensive coffee with ideal flavor. In the dictionary of coffee, mocha is synonymous with chocolate, when strong ESPRESO, seductive hot chocolate, and gentle milk meet in the cup, intertwined into a missed taste. In a warm mug, add 1 beat 3 deep-roasted hot coffee, 1 pound 3 hot chocolate and 1 pound 3 milk foam, then sprinkle with a little chocolate powder. Strong coffee with chocolate syrup, with sweet milk, so that mocha has a richer level of enjoyment. For the majority of chocolate fans, this cup is a gift.

7. Latte

At both ends of the stove, there are steaming mocha pots on one side and hot milk on the other. This scene of the kitchen in the faint light of the sun warms the morning of every coffee family. Add 5 portions of hot milk to the Italian espresso. The proportion of milk can be matched freely according to mood and taste. Italian lattes are purely a game of milk and coffee, and Americans routinely replace one portion of milk with silky milk foam. With a faint aroma of coffee and mixed with round and sweet hot milk, it is the first choice for coffee starters to enter the coffee world.

8. Jamaican coffee

The taste is clear and elegant, vanillic acid is second to Blue Mountain, but it is unique.

Coffee cups

1. Types of coffee cups

There are generally two kinds of coffee cups: pottery cups and porcelain cups. In recent years, under the concept that coffee must be drank hot, cup makers even match this exquisite, developing ceramic cups with thermal insulation effect, and even better bone porcelain cups than porcelain cups. The use of bone porcelain cups containing animal ashes in the texture can make the temperature of coffee in the cup drop more slowly. However, because its price is much more expensive than the former two, it is rarely used by ordinary families and can only be found in more exquisite cafes.

2. Coffee cup hue

The color of the coffee liquid is amber and clear. So in order to show the characteristics of coffee, it is best to use a white coffee cup. Some ignore this problem in the production, in the coffee cup on the interior of a variety of colors, and even painted on the complex fine patterns, it is often difficult for us to distinguish the coffee brewing by the coffee color.

3. Coffee cup selection and purchase

When buying coffee cups, you can choose according to the type and drinking method of coffee, and then with personal preferences and drinking occasions and other conditions to choose. Generally speaking, pottery cups are more suitable for deep-fried and full-bodied coffee, while porcelain cups are suitable for lighter coffee. In addition, drinking Italian coffee generally uses a small coffee cup below 100cc, while drinking coffee with a high proportion of milk, such as latte and French milk coffee, use mugs without a cup holder. In terms of personal preferences, in addition to the appearance of the cup, but also to pick it up to see if it is easy to use, so that it will feel convenient and comfortable to use. For the weight of the cup, it is appropriate to choose the lighter one, because the lighter cup has a dense texture, which means that the raw material particles of the cup are fine, and the cup noodles are compact and the pores are small, so it is not easy to make coffee dirt adhere to the cup noodles.

4. Coffee cup cleaning

As for the cleaning of coffee cups, due to the good quality of coffee cups, the cup noodles are tight, the pores are small, and it is not easy to attach coffee dirt, so after drinking coffee, as long as you rinse with clean water immediately, you can keep the cup clean. After long-term use of the coffee cup, or not immediately washed after use, so that coffee dirt attached to the surface of the cup, at this time, the cup can be soaked in lemon juice to remove coffee scale. If the coffee scale can not be completely removed at this time, you can use a neutral dishwashing agent, stick on the sponge, gently wipe and clean, and finally rinse with clean water. In the coffee cup cleaning process, it is strictly forbidden to use hard brushes, but also to avoid the use of strong acid, strong alkali detergent, in order to avoid scratching damage to the surface of the coffee cup.

Third, time to drink coffee

Treat guests with coffee at home, whether it is a meeting or purely as a drink, no more than 04:00 in the afternoon, because many people are not used to drinking coffee after this time. If the coffee banquet is held at 11:00, the guests should leave after 12:00 Invite people to go out and have coffee when meeting guests in the coffee shop, preferably in the evening or afternoon.

In formal Western-style banquets, coffee is often the "grand finale". Some formal Western-style banquets are usually held in the evening, so drinking coffee at the party is usually in the evening. However, in order to take care of personal hobbies, it is best to prepare black tea while serving coffee at the banquet, which is up to the guests to choose.

Coffee is often the last "dish" in dinner. When eating in a restaurant, people often choose coffee to accompany the meal.

The most common places to drink coffee are: living room, restaurant, writing room, garden, coffee shop, coffee shop and so on.

Drinking coffee in the living room is mainly suitable for entertaining guests.

Drinking coffee in the writing room is mainly to rest and enjoy yourself in the workplace, in order to refresh yourself. There are no requirements at this time.

If you drink coffee in your own garden, it is suitable for relaxing with your family and entertaining guests. In the West, there are coffee parties for women to socialize, which are held in the host's garden or courtyard. It does not rank, the time is not long, and focuses on communication and communication.

Fourth, the proper performance of drinking coffee

Be sure to pay attention to your personal behavior when drinking coffee. Mainly pay more attention to the quantity of drinking, the addition of ingredients, the method of drinking and so on.

The specific amount of coffee we drink, on formal occasions, we need to pay attention to:

The number of cups is less. Drinking coffee on formal occasions is only a foil or means of leisure or communication, so we should not drink more than three cups of coffee at most.

Fewer entrances. Since the purpose of drinking coffee is not to satisfy hunger and thirst, don't be rude and make people laugh when drinking coffee. It is impolite to take a cup and drink it, or to swallow it loudly.

Sometimes, according to the need, add some ingredients such as milk and sugar to the coffee. At this time, we must remember to add independently, civilization to add these two requirements.

Don't take matters into your own hands and add ingredients to others. If the ingredients are used up and need to be replenished, don't shout. When adding milk, move steadily and don't pour it all over the table. When adding sugar, use a special sugar clip or spoon to get it, not directly.

On formal occasions, coffee is put into a cup and served together on a plate. The main function of the plate is to place coffee spoons and to receive coffee that spills over the cup.

If you sit near the table and drink coffee, you usually only need to carry the cup instead of the plate. If the table is far away, or drink coffee while standing or walking, use your left hand to carry the cup and saucer to the chest height, and then drink the cup with your right hand. This method is both beautiful and safe. After drinking, you should immediately put the coffee cup in the coffee plate, do not let the two separate.

On formal occasions, the main function of a coffee spoon is to stir it gently after adding milk or cream to make the milk or cream blend with the coffee. After adding a small piece of sugar, stir slightly with a coffee spoon to promote rapid melting. When drinking coffee, you should take it out and do not use a coffee spoon to mash the cube sugar in the cup. We should pay special attention to two taboos when using a coffee spoon, one is not to use a coffee spoon to scoop coffee, and the other is to put it flat on a coffee plate and not stand in a coffee cup when not in use.

When drinking coffee, in order not to hurt the intestines and stomach, often prepare some cakes, nuts, fruits and other snacks at the same time. When you need dessert, first put down the coffee cup. When drinking coffee, don't taste dessert in your hand at the same time. What's more, you can't open your bow with both hands, drinking and eating at the same time.

When drinking coffee, you should talk to your partner at the right time. At this time, be sure to whisper, do not talk loudly, make jokes, and do not tamper with others, chase and fight. Otherwise, it can only destroy the scene atmosphere of drinking coffee.

Don't ask a question to someone while they are drinking coffee and let him talk. Before you drink your coffee and want to talk, you'd better wipe your mouth with a paper towel so as not to let the coffee get dirty.

5. Some details of drinking coffee

How to get a coffee cup?

The coffee you drink after a meal is usually served in a pocket cup. The ear of this kind of cup is so small that you can't get your fingers out. 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 handle of the cup by your thumb and forefinger and then pick up the cup. Do not hold the cup with both hands or hold the bottom of the cup with your hands, and do not lean over the cup to drink. The coffee spilled on the plate is sucked dry with a tissue.

How to add sugar to the coffee?

When adding sugar to the coffee, the sugar can be scooped with a coffee spoon and added directly to 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 add the cube sugar to the cup. If you put the cube sugar directly into the cup with a sugar clip or hand, it may sometimes spill the coffee and stain the clothes or tablecloth.

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 wait for 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 saucers?

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 cup ear of the coffee in your right hand and hold the coffee plate gently in your left hand, slowly moving to your mouth and sipping. It is not advisable to hold the cup and swallow, nor should you bow your head to the coffee cup. Don't make a noise when drinking coffee. When adding coffee, do not pick up the coffee cup from the coffee plate.

How to taste coffee?

There are different flavors of coffee, so you can't drink three or four cups in a row like tea or cola, but the formal coffee cup is the best. Ordinary coffee to 80-100cc for the right amount, sometimes if you want to drink three or four cups in a row, then it is necessary to dilute the concentration of coffee, or add a lot of milk, but still take into account the degree of physical needs, to add or reduce the concentration of coffee, that is, do not cause greasy or nauseous feeling, and in the allocation of sugar might as well be more changes to make the coffee more delicious. Drinking hot coffee is a necessary condition for tasting delicious coffee, even on a hot summer day.