Is there a so-called correct way to drink coffee? There is a saying that "black coffee" that knows how to drink without creamer and sugar is an expert in tasting coffee.
However, since the advent of coffee, people have been drinking coffee in a variety of different ways, which have since spread around the world and show different characteristics. Brewing coffee already has a complete set of rituals to follow, and this ritual creates different tastes, aromas and experiences depending on the local culture.
In other words, there is no fixed correct way to drink coffee. In the case of a good cup of coffee, black coffee can indeed enjoy its original balanced and rich flavor, while creamer can remove some astringency, and sugar can convert bitterness into sweetness. All in all, whether you add milk or sugar is up to your personal preference, and choosing your favorite coffee will make it fun. Today, Xiaobian sorted out the places, methods and times of drinking coffee around the world!
Istanbul
From the Ottoman Turkish Empire to modern times, the rituals associated with drinking and brewing coffee were an integral part of social relations, inseparable not only from the idea of hospitality, but also in religious and political circles. At the beginning of the century, when the Ottoman palaces were served for weddings or anniversaries, the "coffee brewers" needed the assistance of several assistants to make coffee for the sultan in a flowery and performative way according to the regulations, while the young female relatives learned the skills of brewing coffee, and then served the black drink to their husbands, and then judged their value according to the flavor of the coffee. To this day, coffee is still very important in Turkey's social and political circles, and although the grand ceremonies of ancient times have been almost forgotten, there are still two customs that still live on to this day:
The fiancée must make coffee for the future husband's family to drink (take the opportunity to show kindness to the husband's family to avoid unhappy marriage in the future).
Coffee grounds are fortune tellers to detect the secrets and evil deeds of friends and enemies.
Then there is the brewing method of coffee, brewing Turkish coffee, only need a pot with a handle, a long tablespoon can be, so that the brewed coffee is very similar to the espresso we are familiar with, small cups and thick, but bitter, astringent is not as strong as the pressure brewed out of the espresso. Turks like coffee to have a dense layer of foam, so it is so important not to over-stir and over-boil when boiling.
Naples
The city has a thousand faces, has a deep relationship with coffee, and is also the world's favorite city for coffee, including Aiduador. Phillip's Theatre, Pino. Daniel's songs and street boys. Going to a café in Naples is like entering a temple. The espresso here is a real espresso made from a pressed espresso machine.
Neapolitan coffee strikes a delicate balance between low consistency and full flavor. The average family brews coffee in a Neapolitan-style coffee pot (cuccumella), which is divided into two metal parts, the upper layer has a spout, and the filter basket used to hold the coffee powder is attached to the cylinder between the upper and lower layers. Using this type of pot requires great skill: first fill the part without the spout with water, fold the upper layer and then boil the water. When the water is boiling, turn off the fire and turn the entire coffee pot over (a'capo soot), and after about three minutes, you can pour the coffee into the cup.
Vienna
Coffee is especially important in vienna's social life. There are many local cafes that can meet the needs of all classes, and people go to cafes not only to warm up with a cup of coffee, but also to chat in a comfortable environment. The old patrons still followed in the footsteps of their ancestors, keeping the old Viennese saying: "God gave us time, but did not tell us to hurry." And "passing the time" has become part of the rhythm of natural life in Vienna, and it is the art that is most free from the pace of modern crazy life. It is said that a good cup of coffee should be "as dark as night, as sweet as love, as hot as hell", which is exactly the taste that Arabs love. Viennese have invented about 50 ways to brew and enjoy coffee, but they will always be accompanied by a cake and newspaper anyway.
Hamburg
A typical German morning begins with a steaming cup of coffee and a hearty breakfast. In Germany, coffee is always associated with happy, pleasant and relaxed occasions, so people often drink coffee after meals, and often invite friends to their homes at around 5 p.m. to hold a coffee party (Kaffeeklatsch), which is a wonderful phenomenon that has recently emerged. Local coffee is traditionally brewed using drip filtering, but recently espresso has become popular, gradually replacing the ubiquitous cream with milk.
Amsterdam
Drinking coffee in a pleasant environment is part of social activities, and the Dutch people are also very important, most of them will drink coffee with friends around 10 o'clock in the morning, and an espresso machine and all its accessories have almost become a status symbol.
In the habit of drinking coffee, drip coffee is usually used, but more and more people have espresso machines. When brewing coffee, the water is heated by a drip coffee pot, and when the water temperature is high enough, the hot water is poured into a filter cup filled with ground coffee. The Dutch are very careful when it comes to brewing and serving coffee. Coffee milk (Koffie verkeed) is a typical Dutch coffee, which is served in a large mug and then added to the milk, usually accompanied by a cake or pastry (such as a traditional apple tart).
Oslo and Stockholm
One of the anecdotes in the history of coffee happened in this area. In 18th-century Sweden, as the tit-for-tat factions of tea and coffee grew, and the emotions of both sides became more and more intense, in view of the increasingly fierce conflict, King Gustav II decided to conduct an experiment to prove once and for all which drink was better. A pair of twins is said to have been held in the royal dungeon, and the king ordered one of them to drink tea for life and the other to drink only coffee. Interestingly, the people involved in the experiment, including the king, doctors, and assistants, died even earlier than the twins. The one of the twins who was forced to drink tea went first, at the age of about 83. His brother lived to be a hundred years old, so coffee won a completely symbolic victory.
Black coffee without milk or sugar is the most commonly drunk method for Norwegians, and in addition to being brewed in a traditional metal pot, drip coffee is also gradually becoming popular. Here, as in other countries, more and more people drink coffee in cafes and bars, and these places often introduce coffee types that are less familiar to locals, such as espresso and cappuccino.
Paris
From the 17th to the 19th century, anyone who could be called an intellectual would go to the popular Parisian cafés. Espresso is common in bars and restaurants, especially in the north, where espresso was accepted earlier than in Italy. In Paris, drip coffee is the perfect accompaniment to a French breakfast such as croissants or croissants. After lunch, drink a cup of coffee without milk. Then there's roasted coffee, a variety of comprehensive coffee beans of different intensities and irritations, which make people dazzle and attract coffee lovers like magnets.
London
The British consume very little coffee, and the reason why they drink coffee is only to make themselves more awake and more energetic. Coffee lovers, on the other hand, usually bring their own coffee to work in a thermos to ensure that they can drink good coffee. There will always be many small coffee cups in their dining cabinets, but not for sipping and contemplation, but for the lively, comfortable and compact life of the British. Although there is a trend towards an increase in coffee consumption in the UK, tea is still their national drink.
New York
The most common thing in American albums is that the first cup of coffee in the morning must be classic drip coffee. Others make coffee in a percolation pot and drink it in a mug, or pair it with a muffin cake. Business people often hold a large cup of hot morning coffee in a paper cup and walk forward on the street while dodging cars. In New York and most parts of the United States, coffee drinking reflects the American "anything" personality, where you can try the manor house coffee, organic coffee and experience special aromas. Americans drink coffee after meals more often on weekends, and usually have less of this habit.
Tokyo
Ancient Eastern philosophers placed great emphasis on calm and thinking, but today Tokyoites ignore the teachings of the ancients and live a non-stop life. Coffee also reflects these phenomena, and Most Tokyoites drink instant coffee. In Japanese culture, coffee is mostly seen as a refreshing drink, and iced coffee can be bought in cans or small plastic bottles at bars or ubiquitous vending machines. Japan is also one of the largest consumers of canned coffee in the world.
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