Italian Coffee - The way it was meant to be!
Do you want what many consider to be real coffee, or coffee the way that it was meant to be? If so, you will want to drink Italian coffee. Italian coffee means many different things to different people, in fact if you want to start a heated discussion you can ask several different Italians how to brew the best cup of espresso or how to make the perfect cappuccino.
The Art of Italian Coffee
Italian coffee is known by many different names, but the fact of the matter is that coffee is as much a part of the country as pasta. Brewing coffee in Italy is truly an art form and so espresso, cappuccino, caffe normale, and café latte are brewed according to customs and traditions. The great thing about Italian coffee is that there is something for everyone, as there is coffee for every time of day and coffee is often used as a mood enhancer.
There are many different terms that you will hear when you talk about Italian coffee. The first term that you will hear is caffe, which is espresso, and is a very small cup of intense coffee. Caffe Americano is more of an American style coffee, but it is stronger than the coffee that is consumed in most of the American households. Caffe corretto is coffee that has a shot of grappa, cognac, or another spirit added to it and is quite popular. Caffe doppio refers to a double espresso, so you get twice the amount of intense coffee than you would get with a caffe.
There are still more Italian coffee options for you to consider such as caffe freddo, which is iced coffee, caffee hag, which is decaf, caffe latte, which is coffee with hot milk added to it, caffe macchiato which is a steamed cup of milk stained with espresso. Want more? There is also the caffe stretto, which is espresso made with less water, so this is basically an even more intense coffee. Cappuccino, which most people are familiar with, is espresso infused with steamed milk but in Italy this coffee is only consumed in the morning. One more common coffee drink in Italy is the granite di caffe con panna, which is a frozen slushy coffee drink that is topped with whipped cream, think Starbucks Frappacinno!
As you can see, when it comes to Italian coffee you have a lot of different options, one as good as the other, though they all serve a different purpose. If you are in Italy you may only be able to get some of these drinks during specific times of the day, as that is customary. If you aren’t in Italy, chances are you will be able to buy and consume these drinks just about any time.
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