Have you ever known Latte art?

In Italian latte means milk. What in English-speaking countries is now called a latte is shorthand for "caffelatte" or "caffellatte" ("caffè e latte"). The Italian form means "coffee and milk", similar to the French café au lait, the Spanish café con leche and the Portuguese café com leite. Other drinks commonly found in shops serving caffè lattes are cappuccinos and espressos.Ordering a "latte" in Italy will get the customer a glass of hot or cold milk.

Latte - Simply put, espresso with steamed milk and a small amount of foam. When ordering a latte, ask how many shots of espresso are in the size drink you want. You may need to order an extra shot if you enjoy a stronger espresso flavor.

“Latte Art” originated in Italy, like so many other arts. In this country, where people drink more coffee than most, the barista or coffee maler, has to be especially skilled and able to make each cup of coffee a work of art. From this, the idea of creating works at art in milk from and creama spread around the world.

Beautiful latte art is a sign of a perfect espresso drink and a talented barista. With a little practice, you too can learn to create latte art when making espresso drinks. See how it's done!

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Mocha coffee cup

Cafe mocha

A Café mocha is a variant of a caffè latte. Like a latte, it is typically one third espresso and two thirds steamed milk, but a portion of chocolate is added, typically in the form of sweet cocoa powder, although many varieties use chocolate syrup. Mochas can contain dark or milk chocolate.

Like cappuccino, café mochas contain the well-known milk froth on top, although they are sometimes served with whipped cream instead. They are usually topped with a dusting of either cinnamon or cocoa powder. Marshmallows may also be added on top for flavor and decoration.

A variant is white café mocha, made with white chocolate instead of milk or dark. There are also variants of the drink that mix the two syrups; this mixture is referred to by several names, including black and white mocha, tan mocha, tuxedo mocha and zebra.

Café mocha takes its name from the Red Sea coastal town of Mocha, Yemen, which as far back as the fifteenth century was a dominant exporter of coffee, especially to areas around the Arabian Peninsula.

Mocha Coffee Bean

Mocha is also used to describe a coffee bean with a "chocolatey" taste. Smaller and rounder than most other varieties, these beans are derived from the coffee species Coffea arabica, which is native to Ethiopia and Yemen. "Mocha coffee" can refer either to the coffee-with-chocolate drink, or simply to coffee brewed with mocha beans, which were originally cultivated in Yemen and exported through the port of Mocha.
source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafe_mocha

coffee Americano

Café Américano or simply Americano (the name is also spelled with varying capitalization and use of diacritics: e.g. Café Americano, Cafe Americano, etc.) is a style of coffee prepared by adding espresso to hot water, giving a similar strength but different flavor from regular drip coffee. The strength of an Americano varies with the number of shots of espresso added.

Long black

A long black is a style of coffee, most commonly found in New Zealand and Australia, but now becoming available in the UK, predominantly in London. It is made by pulling a double-shot of espresso over hot water (usually the water is also heated by the espresso machine). A long black is similar to an Americano, which is made by adding hot water to espresso shots, but it retains the crema and is less voluminous, therefore more strongly flavoured.

A long black is considered by the emerging palates^[who?] to be a true espresso experience rather than what the major coffee chains have produced up to date, specifically the Americano. The order in which a long black is made (water first, espresso second) is important; reversing the steps will destroy the crema from the espresso shots.

Short black is an Australasian synonym for the basic espresso.

Lungo

Lungo is Italian for 'long', and refers to the coffee beverage made by using an espresso machine to make an espresso (single or double dose or shot) with much more water (generally twice as much), resulting in a stretched espresso, a lungo. A normal espresso takes from 18 up to 30 seconds to pull, and fills 25 to 30 millilitres, while a lungo may take up to a minute to pull, and might fill 50 to 60 millilitres.In French it is called café allongé

Red eye

A red eye is a fortified coffee drinks in which espresso is combined with normal drip coffee. It is known by various names, some of which refer to different variants.

Drip coffee to which espresso is added may be called a red eye, black eye, or dead eye, accordingly as one, two, or three shots are added.

Traditionally, these drinks were referred to as "Black Eye" with 2 added shot of espresso or "red eye" with 1 added shots of espresso. While "black eye" was named for the appearance of the circular black marking caused by pouring the shot on the top of the cup of coffee with cream, the "red eye" was named for the extra added zip needed to stay awake through a "red eye" flight from the West Coast to New York. "Dead eye" is partly rhyme, partly "raise the dead".

It may also be referred to as a Canadiano, particularly if the drip coffee is added to the espresso (rather than espresso to the drip), punning on an Americano, which is hot water added to espresso.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coffee_beverages#Cafe_Americano

What's Espresso?

Caffè espresso, or just espresso is a concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee. In contrast to other coffee brewing methods, espresso often has a thicker consistency, a higher concentration of dissolved solids, and crema. As a result of the pressurized brewing process, all of the flavors and chemicals in a typical cup of coffee are very concentrated. For this reason, espresso is the base for other drinks, such as lattes, cappuccino, macchiato and mochas.

Espresso coffee is a small 1 to 2 oz. shot of pressure-brewed coffee using between 6.5 and 7.5 grams (about 1 Tablespoon) of finely ground coffee. Brewing takes about 25 to 30 seconds. Properly brewed, an espresso will feature a layer of rich dark golden cream, called crema on the surface. This crema is one indictor of a quality espresso. Making a great espresso is truly an art as well as a science.

Drinking an espresso coffee can also be an art. In an Italian café, you might witness patrons breathing in the aroma as they hold the cup and saucer, and then drinking the entire beverage in 3 or 4 quick gulps. The ritual is finished by firmly but gently tapping the cup back onto the saucer.

Adding sugar to the espresso is an accepted practice in Italy, and there is no shame in adding sugar to your beverage. But a truly great espresso is a joy to drink without any additives. You can then taste and appreciate the essence of the espresso more completely.
And so you can begin to understand modern espresso, how to prepare it properly, and the traditions behind this wonderful beverage.

source : http://www.1stincoffee.com/what-is-espresso.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espresso

Do you love cappucino?

A cappuccino is simply made with espresso and milk. While some people and even coffee chains may refer to an espresso as an expresso, these people are wrong. Espresso is an Italian term that can be translated as ‘pressed out’ or ‘express,’ and refers to a method of brewing coffee. The cappunccino drink encompasses three parts – one part espresso, one part steamed milk, and one part frothed milk. Some people refer to the ingredients of an espresso as being 1/3rd espresso and 2/3rds microfoam, which is also acceptable. Additionally, it is possible to make a dry cappuccino, which is a cappuccino drink that has less milk.
While a cappuccino is traditionally drank during breakfast in Italy, it is a diverse drink that tastes great throughout the day.

Next thing that you should keep in mind is to never sit down at a table with your cappuccino. Italians make their coffee luke-warm so it can be drunk quickly.If you attempt to sit down and drink your cappuccino slowly with them, it will be cold before you are half-way through it.If you break the three cappuccino rules mentioned above you will expose yourself as a tourist.
Variations on the cappucino include cappuccino senza schiuma, literally cappuccino without the foam which is essentially an espresso topped with hot milk (no foam) - also called a cafè latte.If you want a long glass of cold black coffee, ask for a cafè freddo.
After a while you will get fed up with luke-warm Italian coffee and ask for your coffee to be served very hot (molto caldo), of course everyone at the bar will gasp and fall silent as you will be breaking yet another Italian coffee rule, once again exposing yourself as a tourist.

source: http://www.deliciousitaly.com/cappuccino-coffee.htm

My love coffe

Cappucino is the name of my favorite coffe cup.

Because of drinks like the cappuccino have become all the rage among coffee lovers and for good reason – the cappuccino is a sweet drink. Originating from Italy, the cappuccino has a sweet, smooth taste that is irresistable. A European staple, the cappuccino has burned itself into the North American consciousness in the mid 1990s due to its availability in specialty coffee bar chains like Starbucks. Now, even McDonald’s is serving this delicious confection.

Over the last decade, you may have noticed something a little bit different. Your favorite coffee shop is now referring to itself as a café and the person serving you coffee is now referred to as a barista. Also, your simple order of a medium double double has now become far more complicated. Between learning some basic Italian to order a drink that was once known as large, medium, or small, and between having to pick through a number of different coffee drinks with funny names, it can be a bit tough buying coffee. Ironically, all of these changes are a good thing, as now we as Amercians are becoming hip to something that Italians have known for some time: coffee can be a specialty drink.

source : http://www.ringsurf.com/online/2100-cappuccino.html

coffee culture

Well ! the explosion of the modern coffee culture is based on the combination of both Italian and British/American influences. By Italian, It mean, most modern coffee shops will dare not open or offer coffee without the usual espresso or cappuccino on their menu books and as coffee in Italian is “caffe”, it best to give credit to the Italians. As for culture, a very English word, it originated from the way the English took to coffee in the 1700s. Too lazy to make coffee at home, cafes in London spread like wild fire as cafes became a place to meet and learn – sounds familiar ? It has been propelled more recently by Starbucks and Starbucks look-a-likes as decors become more cosy and promote that home-away-from-home feel.

Many social aspects of coffee can be seen in the modern-day lifestyle. The United States is the largest market for coffee, followed by Germany and Japan. Canada is another large coffee consuming country. Tim Hortons is Canada's large coffee chain, making millions of cups of coffee a day. The Nordic countries consume the most coffee per capita, with Finland typically occupying the top spot with a per-capita consumption in excess of 10 kg per year, closely followed by Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Consumption has also vastly increased in recent years in the traditionally tea drinking United Kingdom , but as of 2005 it was still below 5 kg per year .
In some countries, notably in northern Europe, coffee parties are a popular form of entertainment. Besides coffee, the host or hostess at the coffee party also serves cake and pastries, sometimes homemade.
Coffee plays a large role in much history and literature because of the large effects the coffee industry has had on cultures where it is produced or consumed. Coffee is often mentioned as one of the main economic goods used in imperial control of trade, and with colonized trade patterns in "goods" such as slaves, coffee, and sugar, which defined Brazilian trade, for example, for centuries. Coffee in culture or trade is a central theme and prominently referenced in much poetry, fiction, and regional history.

source: http://fromcoffeewithlove.com/pages/enjoy.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_culture

Coffee bean

Roasted Coffee beans.

A coffee bean is the seed of the coffee plant (the pit inside the red or purple fruit). Even though they are seeds, they are referred to as 'beans' because of their resemblance. The fruits, coffee cherries or coffee berries, most commonly contain two stones with their flat sides together. In a crop of coffee, a small percentage of cherries contain a single bean, instead of the usual two. This is called a peaberry. Coffee beans consist mostly of endosperm that contains 0.8 - 2.5 % caffeine, which is one of the main reasons the plants are cultivated. As coffee is one of the world's most widely consumed beverages, coffee beans are a major cash crop, and an important export product for some countries. It is considered a regularly consumed beverage in the United States - as popular as soft drinks and even water - and because of the volume consumed, it is here that coffee is highest in demand.

Types

Species of coffee plant include Coffea arabica, Coffea benghalensis, Coffea canephora, Coffea congensis, Coffea excelsa, Coffea gallienii, Coffea bonnieri, Coffea mogeneti, Coffea liberica, and Coffea stenophylla. The seeds of different species produce coffee with slightly different characteristics.
There are two main types of coffee beans: Coffea Arabica (more commonly referred to as "Arabica ") and Coffea Canephora (Robusta). These two types make up over 90% of coffee beans sold worldwide. Arabica typically produce higher quality coffees, while Robusta are more economically favorable for their heartiness.[vague]
Because environmental factors deeply affect the flavor of the beans, they are usually identified not by type but by geographic location.

soucre : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_bean

Love to Coffee Begining

How Did Your Affair With Coffee Begin?

My Grandma introduced me to coffee when I was young and I still drink it black. I was probably nine years old when I had my first taste, then at twelve a small cup, and later a full mug. While I observed that many of my family members added sugar and cream, I thought there was something cool and authentic about her drinking it black. So, I followed in kind.
Recently at Brazen Careerist, in the coffee group, a coffee aficiando asked the question:
So, how did everyone get started drinking coffee?
Fellow members were quick to answer, and many were introduced by someone in their family. I wasn’t the only one. Curious, I gave my Grandma a call to find out how her affair with coffee began.
My Grandma still drinks Folgers and Maxwell House, but my family recently bought her a Kerig K-Cup, so she’s beginning to explore… Regardless of her coffee brand preferences, Grandma told me that she was likewise introduced to coffee when she was young. Her Grandma use to put a few drops of coffee into her milk, and it was the fragrance that drew her in. It wasn’t until she was older that she moved from coffee with sugar and cream to coffee black; she didn’t enjoy the taste of powdered milk offered at restaurants.
Like me, my Grandma’s affair with coffee was and continues to be social. It wasn’t just about the coffee.
So, now it’s your turn. How did your affair with coffee begin?

source : http://caffeinatedconversations.com/2010/01/25/how-did-your-affair-with-coffee-begin/