Coffee Culture
Latest articles, industry insights and brewing guides
How Coffee Spread Around the World
From Islamic prohibitions to colonial trade, here’s how coffee traveled from Arabia to Europe, Asia, the Americas, and China.
4 Forgotten Coffee Stories You’ve Probably Never Heard
From Japan’s coffee baths to George Washington’s role in instant coffee, here are four lesser-known tales from coffee history you won’t believe.
What Is Americano Coffee and Where Does It Come From?
Americano coffee is made by diluting espresso with hot water. It originated during WWII when US soldiers softened strong European espresso. Learn its origins, ratios, and how to make great hot or iced versions.
How Taiwanese Make Coffee a Daily Habit
A Taiwanese coffee expert shares how Taiwan turned coffee into a daily ritual, not just a luxury, and why Mainlanders should explore its diverse café culture.
How Futureists Radically Reinvented Italian Coffee Culture
From espresso-steeped sausage to scented crema, Italy’s avant-garde artists once turned coffee into performance art. Here’s how.
Tokyo’s Coffee Culture Through Murakami’s Lens
Explore Tokyo’s real-life coffee spots tied to Haruki Murakami’s novels, from jazz cafes to classic coffeehouses, as retraced by a devoted fan.
How Starbucks Built Its Coffee Culture Over 35 Years
Since 1985, Starbucks has grown to 12,000 stores globally and 430 in Greater China. Here’s how it turned coffee into a consistent cultural experience.
Essential Coffee Etiquette Every Coffee Drinker Should Know
Learn the proper way to hold a coffee cup, add sugar, and use a spoon—key rules for drinking coffee politely in social settings.
Why South Asian-Style Coffee Struggles with Mechanization
Mechanizing traditional South Asian-style coffee production is difficult due to low local demand and limited export potential. Here's why.
Singapore’s Kopi Culture: What Makes It Unique?
Why are there only 15 kopi powder mills left in Singapore? Discover the labor-intensive process behind traditional South-east Asian kopi and why automation hasn’t taken over.
Coffee vs Tea: Which Is the Better Daily Drink?
Tea wins 5-0 in a head-to-head comparison: it’s cheaper, better for teeth and heart, gentler on caffeine, and quicker to prepare.
What Turkish Coffee Fortune Telling Patterns Mean
Find out what common symbols like animals, hearts, rings, and numbers mean when reading Turkish coffee grounds. A complete guide to interpreting your cup.
How to Read Your Fortune in Turkish Coffee Grounds
Learn the 5-step Turkish coffee fortune-telling ritual, from sipping to interpreting cup patterns like moons and splashes.
How Turkish Coffee Grounds Are Used for Fortune Telling
In Turkey, reading coffee grounds after drinking Turkish coffee is a cultural tradition used to predict luck and personality traits.
How Turkish Coffee Readings Work: Culture, Brew & Divination
Turkish coffee’s thick grounds and unique brewing create the base for traditional fortune-telling. Here’s how it works and why the coffee tastes so strong.
What Makes Irish Coffee So Addictively Delicious?
Learn the origins, flavor, and technique behind authentic Irish Coffee — a coffee-wine hybrid born from Dublin romance and still sipped today.
How to Drink Viennese Coffee the Right Way
Viennese coffee is layered—cold whipped cream, hot black coffee, and sugar stirred last. Here’s the proper three-step method and why it matters.
How Turkey First Secularized Coffee Culture
Turkey was the first to make coffee a public, everyday drink—long before Europe. Discover how Ottoman soldiers introduced coffee to Vienna and sparked the café revolution.
The Journey of Coffee: From Africa to Global Regions
Explore how coffee spread from Africa over a millennium, forming major global producing regions with unique flavor profiles.
Where Did Coffee Originate? The Story of Ethiopia’s Kaffa
Coffee traces back to Ethiopia’s Kaffa region, where legend says a goat herder discovered its energizing effects around 900 AD. Learn how it spread globally.