With time, coffee culture seems to have become a culture characteristic and typical for each country, nation. From time immemorial, coffee is known as a friendly drink, sticking indispensable for many people. It`s like a soulmate or a spirit of effective dose to relieve stress, tension and dispel fatigue, as well as full back asleep. For each country, with each cultural peculiarities, traditions of living, dining will have different ways to enjoy coffee of different characteristics, including Italian coffee culture.
A cradle oldest coffee culture
And in which Italy is one of the country contributed to the coffee names closer to consumers across the continent. Not just coffee but other products like coffee candy, coffee cake,...has contributed to raising the coffee brand in Italy today. These beans first appeared in Italy in 1615 through street vendors selling coffee water with lenmon juice. And when the first cafe opened in Venice in 1645, the Italian was actually known as a cradle of ancient coffee culture.
Thanks to a blend of Arabica and Robusta or Arabica beans only use made special flavour unmistakable when it comes to Italian coffee. Wing brown paste, no oil or less oil are characteristic differences can be seen be seen between Italian coffee and other coffee types. From the delicious coffee beans will be taken roasted and flavoured according to traditional secret of Italy to create the characteristic coffee aroma for the coffee culture in Italy.
Referring to the Italian coffee can not metion espresso and Cappuccino, especially for “people playing for real coffee”. Espresso means “do it quickly” – means the boiling water to flow faster, stronger coffee creating a layer of warm cup down after through a filter. Cappuccino also include coffee again under the dark Espresso and milk foam layer thickness above barista. A cappuccino normally be sprinkled a little powdered chocolate or cinnamon to increase its distinctive aroma.
Coffee only for breakfast
Italians see coffee as an indispensable drink daily, but special things here that they only drink coffee while eating breakfast and drinking coffee at lunch, dinner. To them, coffee as a drink to start a new day full of energy. Also, after being fully recharged, the amount of acid in coffee helps increase the secretion of digestive system. In addition, Italy also has a speacial habit than never drink Cappuccino, coffee milk in the morning and after lunch.
Italian coffee drink just drink black coffee without adding anything from milk, mint, cocoa...At the same time, you choose to stand drink to help you save 3-4 times the price of a cup of coffee, especially Cappuccino. And let the so-called Espresso coffee instead of calling, to be able to feel deep inside taste incomparable purity of the country with the support looks like this.
Every step into the shop shortly receive Receipt
Perhaps, many people will be very suprised and said this is a tradition not “polite” in the cafe in Italy. By immediately entering the cafe, any cafe is small or large, the first thing that you will have to go to the cash register to pay for the coffee. Of course then you will receive a voucher receipt immediately and you will be served in accordance with what is stated on the coupon at your desk. This work come from the way the management of the tax evasion Italian government officals for the coffee business model here. So if you find out in advance about the Italian coffee culture, you will not be suprised and unfamiliar with this unique tradition.
For many people, enjoying coffee enjoying tea ceremony, is sipping a coffee filter drip slowly and that true coffee connoisseurs. But in this country, so called who enjoy drinking coffee must be a “speed” that is the way of Italian coffee. If not, you will not keep drinking the indigenous people here beacuse of them, coffee is “fast and delicious”.
Can say that, for Italy in particular and many other countries around the world in general, coffee culture is the characteristic culinary culture indispensalble for the country and the people here. Try a visit to Italy to be loved yourself a cup of coffee enjoying the pure, bold cultural indentity of a nation, all of you.
“Written by Purio Coffee”
