Espresso
Espresso – it is a very strong coffee. It is served without milk in little cups. Espresso in Italian means «express» or «fast».
Espresso has become a basis of coffee recipes. In spite of the fact that invention of this recipe is a merit of the Italians, the first espresso machine was found in France. This machine was unsuccessful and just the Italians have developed in its basis that one, which we know today. The hot water under the strong pressure is passed through well ground coffee and we get espresso.
The Italians serves this coffee “demitasse” (that means a half of cup). It contains one and a half oz of elegant black coffee with goldish cream.
Making espresso it is also necessary to take into account the sort and quality of used coffee. The dose of coffee which is put into one cup depends on sort of coffee. For example the sorts which contain Robusta are notable for high content of caffeine and typical bitter taste.
The sorts of Arabica have different caffeine amount, but it is in a great measure less than in Robusta.
By choosing, comparing and tasting we recommend tasting coffee without sugar.
Cappuccino
Cappuccino – is a foamy mixture of espresso and boiled milk in equal proportions. At first, cappuccino means that coffee in this drink will be prepared with the aid of espresso method (steam under the pressure). Secondly, for cappuccino we use milk (by the way, certainly whole milk – powdered milk will not be beaten). The milk is frothed with a steam, otherwise it is impossible because it may stay watery. At the same time milk should not be too fatty – optimum alternative 3,2-3,5 %.
Caffe latte
Caffe latte – another coffee drink which includes milk. It is espresso with boiled milk and big portion of whipped milk on the top (it has much more milk than cappuccino).
For caffe latte it is taken one part of coffee, which is made by espresso method (as for cappuccino) and three parts of hot milk with some froth.
Except of main kinds of coffee (espresso, cappuccino and latte), there are a lot of others.
Mocha – one third of espresso, one third of hot chocolate and one third of boiled milk.
Corretto – espresso with alcoholic drinks, for example grappa.
Romano – espresso with a big portion of whipped cream on the top.
Granita de Caffe – it is cold espresso, served with a piece of ice.
Demi-creme – it is coffee with cream or milk in equal proportions.
Cafe con Leche – it is Spanish or Portuguese dark roasted coffee with sugar. It is served with warm milk.
You can taste these wonderful kinds of coffee in good cafes. Nowadays we have a lot of them. Or you can make it yourselves, deriving a great pleasure. So you can show yourself as a gourmet and true connoisseur of coffee.
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