Coffee Culture
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Strange parties in independent cafes
Calm together. It is a pleasure to avoid the crackling of firecrackers, push away the toasting of the wine bureau, escape the nagging of the elders urging marriage, and chat with people in the cafe about the joys and sorrows of the year. Drinking coffee, tasting life Taking Jinan as an example, according to statistics, Jinan currently has more than 60 cafes of various sizes. Each cafe has its own style, there are
Origin of Cafe Culture
History itself is a cultural phenomenon, and the deposition of human culture is the product of human long-term history and social practice, both spiritual and material. Therefore, when we mention the term culture, it means that rhyme is not only a common concept in academic and ideological fields, but also a daily expression in social life. Everything created by man can be regarded as cultural content,
The Social Evolution of Coffee roasting: renewed attention to quality
All in all, let's look back at the social evolution of coffee roasting and then see the amazing evolution of the twentieth century.
Innovative baking technology in the 20th century: the baking method using purely hot air flow
Of course, how could there be no innovative baking technology in this era of the 20th century? In the middle of the twentieth century, there were two major milestones in the evolution from direct and indirect fire baking to hot air baking.
Unveil the mystery of coffee allusions
Who first thought of roasting the seeds of coffee trees? And why?
Coffee history is the most romantic story.
With the first coffee bean picked, the first roasting test, the first grinding, the first blending and the mellow smell of the first cup of hot coffee, the legend of coffee cultivation and coffee culture spreading on our small planet has become one of the greatest and most romantic stories in history.
The French and Coffee
There is a French proverb: "unjoursansfromage,cestunjoursanssoleil." It means that for the French, if there is no cheese, there will be no sunshine on that day. But I think that if one day they don't have coffee in their lives, they will be more listless than without sunshine and cheese. Coffee is indispensable to the daily life of the French. Coffee is for them.
Coffee in ancient times
The Puritans usually held a skeptical and hostile attitude towards pleasure. Max Weber said in Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism: any unrestrained enjoyment of life, whether it is the sports of the aristocracy or the indulgence of ordinary people in the dance floor or hotel, will drive people to abandon their duties and deviate from religion, so they should become the enemy of rational asceticism. Although
Three hundred years of Coffee
Europeans drink coffee, but they know when the habit began, only in Austria. Legend has it that when the Turkish army who invaded Austria was defeated and retreated, it dropped two bags of coffee and the Viennese tasted it. It tasted good, so coffee became popular in Austria. It is said that this happened in 1687.
Coffee time in Africa
The best thing that Africa has left me is that I have learned that I can sit down anytime, anywhere and quietly savor the mellow smell of a cup of coffee.
Coffee and the Pope?
From the 15th century coffee was grown extensively in Arabia, and the whole Muslim world enjoyed this so-called "gift of God." More and more Europeans exploring Arabia in the Middle East are curious and documenting the coffee story. Slowly Venetian merchants began to think about coffee re-export business.
Coffee in Japan
As early as the end of the 17th century, the Dutch brought coffee to Asia in the early 18th century, and coffee was soon introduced to Japan. Before and after the Meiji Restoration, Japan advocated total westernization, and the coffee culture with Dutch flavor took root in Japan. During the Taisho period (1879-1926), due to the pervasive atmosphere of freedom and democracy, fresh and luxuriant culture, cafes have been very prosperous. But with the Japanese army,
The boutique of Jamaica-- Blue Mountain Coffee
Blue Mountain Coffee is produced on the Caribbean island of Jamaica, which runs through many mountains, the slopes of which are the main producers of Jamaican coffee.
The first coffee shop in the world
Coffee was an exclusive Arab drink for more than 1,000 years from the 7th century AD to the 17th century. With the gradual development of the commodity society, the Arabs brought the habit of drinking coffee to the countries and regions where they did business, about from the Balkans to Spain, and then to North Africa, and then the Roman Empire gradually transferred the Islamic world. The word coffee is in Constantinople Kaveh, in law
Celebrities in coffee shops
On the eve of the French Revolution, a short, fleshy, stocky young officer appeared at the Café Procobe in Paris. When the officer finished his coffee and paid the bill, he found that he did not have enough money on him, so he was embarrassed to mortgage his military cap to the clerk. If it weren't for this little incident, this cafe would be lost in memory.
Valuable Coffee-- Blue Mountain Coffee
In 1683, Polish Johannes Diodato opened Europe's first coffee shop in Vienna, Austria. This brilliant Armenian businessman, who is fluent in Eastern European and Turkish languages, not only worked as an interpreter and guide for the Austrian army during the war, but also engaged in the lucrative coffee trade on both sides of the line of fire, while meeting the needs of their own cafes.
European Cafe
Many tourists come for Picasso. In 1899, 17-year-old Picasso held his first exhibition in this European cafe, and his paintings were used as the cover of the menu. In fact, the European caf é has a closer relationship with Ramon Cassas. The painter studied painting in Paris in his early years and had a wealthy family. When he returned to Barcelona, he wanted to follow the Paris Black Cat Tavern (Le Chat Noir).
Coffee visit in Southeast Asia-- Singapore Cafe
Tourists are often at a loss in front of a Southeast Asian coffee sign on the streets of Singapore, on the corner of Vietnam, Malaysia and other places. Although "coffee" was transliterated by clever ancestors in the early years of its spread, Singaporeans always refer to coffee by Kopi, which is pronounced from Minnan dialect, causing Kopi O and Kopi C to inexplicably become the signboards of many Southeast Asian cafes.
Coffee visit in Southeast Asia-- Indonesian Coffee
Indonesia has always been one of the best coffee producers in the world. Java coffee used to be synonymous with top coffee, while Sumatra and Sulawesi are also rich in top coffee. Coffee was introduced by the Dutch in the 17th century, when Ceylon (Sri Lanka) began to grow coffee, all Arabica coffee. At that time, this kind of coffee was only for Europe, and it had to be transported by sailing for a long time.
Coffee visit in Southeast Asia-- Vietnamese Coffee
In Vietnam, drinking coffee between friends is as natural as shaking hands. A cafe in three or five steps is not only a street view of a Vietnamese city, but also seems to be a ritual and an important way of socializing, while Vietnamese only drink tea at home. Vietnam, which has been colonized by France for many years, is deeply affected not only by the language, but also by the way it drinks coffee, often served with baguettes and milk sugar. Vietnam is prolific.