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Women should not drink too much coffee
Through research and analysis, the researchers found that Finland and the United States are the countries that consume the most coffee beans in coffee shops, and the two countries also have the largest number of people suffering from diabetes.
espresso machine
In 1901, Milan engineer Luigi Bezzera invented the espresso machine. An espresso machine is a machine that uses high temperature and high pressure to make coffee quickly. Italian coffee machines are divided into single boiler heat exchange type, double boiler type and multi-boiler type according to boiler type; according to the mode of operation, they can be roughly divided into manual, automatic, semi-automatic, fully automatic and other types. And professional coffee business
Hand coffee (Filter Coffee)
Hand-brewed coffee is also called filtered coffee. The filtered coffee is not light and slippery, although it is not mellow, it has a unique flavor. This method is also used as the main way to make individual coffee in many coffee shops. Operation steps: 1, combination of sets, cloth filter paper (pay attention to half fold). 2. Grind the powder into the filter paper and shake off the coffee powder. 3. Dig a small hole in the noodle. 4. First note
French Presses
French filter is also called French pressure. French pressure is simple to operate and can restore the original taste of coffee very well, so it is often used by professionals to make cups, and is also used by coffee lovers to make coffee at home, in the office and on travel. It is also widely used in teahouses to brew tea, so it is also called tea brewing device. Its disadvantage is that if the filter is not dense, there will be a coffee cup.
What is a barista?
According to the industry's understanding of baristas (Barista), baristas are people who love coffee extremely and have in-depth research on coffee from planting, mixing, roasting, tasting, making, etc., and have an in-depth understanding of the coffee industry. Baristas are noble, sincere and highly educated. According to the requirements of domestic coffee shops for baristas: strong hands-on, mental ability and organized work.
Get an overview of the coffee industry
Coffee, as a traditional western drink, has a long history and cultural heritage. The world consumes at least 400 billion cups of coffee every year, and the current annual global coffee consumption is about 10 million tons. Coffee is the first of the two largest drinks in the world, and it is also the second largest trading commodity in the world after oil. China's coffee industry has been introduced and developed with the development of reform and opening up.
Know the origin of coffee trees
The earliest origin of coffee trees is recognized by botanists and the industry as Kaffa province in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is located in the landlocked country of northeast Africa, with many lakes, rivers and rich water resources, which is called the East African Water Tower. The name of the country comes from the Greek word for tanned faces and land inhabited by suntanned people.
Do you know the legend of the discovery of the coffee tree?
For the discovery of coffee trees, the industry does not have a unified view, there are generally the following legends. 1. Legends of Shepherds in the 5th and 6th centuries, a young shepherd in Ethiopia, Kaldi, was herding his sheep when the sheep ate a kind of red berry and looked very excited. Cody was curious and ate some of these red berries, feeling refreshed.
Drinking too much coffee can speed up the aging process of the brain
Coffee temporarily increases your heart rate and blood pressure, making you feel refreshed and focused. However, Dr. Teresa Aubrey, a neuroscience expert at Florida State University, believes that drinking too much coffee can make people jittery and nervous, dehydrating brain tissue and reducing blood supply, which can accelerate the aging process of the brain. You may think coffee will refresh your mind.
Knowledge about coffee botany
According to the botanical description of coffee: coffee is Rubiaceae, coffee genus, perennial evergreen shrubs or small trees. There are more than 60 types of coffee classified, but there are roughly two varieties of coffee grown commercially on a large scale, one is Arabica, accounting for about 70 percent of the world's coffee planting area, and the other is Robasta, accounting for about 30 percent of the world's coffee planting area. According to our country
On the growing conditions of coffee
Coffee belt: coffee can not be grown in any environment, because it is originally a plant growing in a tropical rain forest, and in phylogeny, it forms the habit of requiring calm wind, cool, shaded or semi-shaded and humid environment. Therefore, coffee has strict requirements on planting conditions. We call the strips on both sides of the equator, between latitudes 25 degrees south and north, suitable for coffee growth as coffee belts. 1 、
Drinking two cups of coffee a day helps protect the heart
A new US study published in the journal circulatory Heart failure finds that drinking two cups of coffee a day can help protect the heart and reduce the risk of heart failure (heart failure).
Understand the characteristics of coffee trees
1. Root: coffee root is a conic root system. 2. Stem: the stem of coffee, also known as the trunk, is developed from straight branches. 3. Leaves: simple leaves opposite, green, oval to long elliptic. Flowers: flowers are white and fragrant. 5. Fruit: the fruit is a drupe, usually containing 2 seeds, as well as single and 3 seeds.
Drinking coffee at work can not only refresh you but also help you lose weight.
When people feel dizzy, drink a cup of coffee or black tea, the mood is immediately refreshed, this is because the caffeine in its ingredients stimulates the sympathetic nerve.
A cup of coffee in the morning is better than a sugary juice
A cup of coffee in the morning may be better than a sugary juice, at least for the much-publicised type 2 diabetes, a new study found.
Coffee growth process
1. Seed selection, seedling planting, shaping, pruning, soil management, fertilization, pest control, flowering and fruit picking. 2. Picking can be divided into two ways: manual picking and mechanical picking. Manual picking is divided into two ways: daylighting and selective picking. High quality coffee beans can be obtained by picking.
Middle-aged and elderly people drink coffee in the morning, which may cause heart disease.
Anna, professor at Brown University? Beilin reported in the journal Epidemiology that middle-aged and elderly people who drank little coffee had a significantly higher risk of stroke an hour after drinking coffee in the morning, and that there were more than three risk factors for heart disease, such as glycosuria.
(transfer) coffee initial processing
There are many initial processing methods of coffee, which are mainly divided into dry processing, wet processing and semi-dry processing. Here we briefly introduce the first two processing methods. 1. Dry processing (dry process): the fresh coffee fruit is dried into dried fruit, and then the dried peel is removed mechanically to prepare raw coffee. 2. Wet processing (wet process): coffee fruit in aqueous medium
The roasting of coffee
Roasting: this heat treatment causes significant chemical and physical changes in the structure and composition of raw coffee, causing the beans to darken and emit the characteristic aroma of roasted coffee. 1. The purpose of coffee roasting the main purposes of coffee roasting are: a, aroma; B, to increase the complexity of coffee; C, to obtain color; D, to form a unique flavor of coffee. 2. Coffee roasting