ITALIAN COFFEE RECIPE
Italian coffee has always been held high and praised by people from all over the world. Classic Italian-styled coffee can often include robusta beans due to its thick body and flavor coming from the potent caffeine kick it provides.
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- Serves - 2
- Preparation Time - 10 Minutes
- Cooking Time - 3 Minutes
Ingredients
- 5 Cups - Espresso or Strong Coffee
- 5 Cups - Frothed Milk
- 5 Cups - Hot Chocolate
Equipment
- Espresso Machine
- Spoon
- Whisk or Frother
- Wine Glass
- Medium Saucepan
Instructions to make an Italian coffee
- Prepare your hot chocolate in a medium-sized saucepan.
- Prepare your strong coffee or espresso at about the same time as the hot chocolate.
- Prepare milk froth using a frother or a whisk.
- Pour half of the prepared coffee into a serving cup.
- Slowly add the hot chocolate with a spoon to prevent splashing.
- Add foam topping to create the third layer, serve and enjoy.
Authentic Italian roast coffee tastes perfect, and with enough practice, it would be just as easy to prepare as any other drink. It is also very customizable because many substitutions can exist for ingredients, which makes it easy to create something unique without changing anything about its authenticity. Begin by making a good cup of hot chocolate; this will help you create the multiple layers required when producing espresso-based drinks. After some time, your guests will come back asking for another cup.
Summing Up On Italian Coffee Recipe
Coffee beans originate from many different countries, but their culture makes them popular in Italy. Italian Coffee is traditionally served as an espresso and sometimes accompanied by a glass of water. The glass of water provided alongside this drink cleanses one's palate - so one can truly appreciate its flavor. Italians generally like to consume coffee for the caffeine content on the go, which is why it is consumed as a coffee shot.
Italian coffees are roasted dark because imports back then were of lower quality. Shipment techniques and logistics have vastly improved since those days, and nowadays, importation methods can differ from what they once were. Roasting coffee beans darker was done initially to cover up the lack of taste associated with the beans, but Italians may have come to like this harsh taste.
FAQs on Italian Coffee Recipe
Why is Italian coffee so bitter?
Coffee roasters would have roasted the beans too much, making all of them burnt and bitter.
Do Italians put milk in their coffee?
In Italy, drinking coffee with milk is strictly reserved for mornings. Drinking a cappuccino and having a pastry (brioche or cornetto, depending on where you are in the country) makes up the traditional Italian breakfast.
Is sugar added to coffee in Italy?
Sugar is traditionally added to espresso by Italians, who invented the drink. Not all of them take it this way, but most do.
What is the most famous Italian coffee drink?
The answer is a cappuccino. Espresso remains at its base, yet it has an airier texture due to the addition of hot milk and froth.
Why is Italian coffee so special?
When you order a coffee in Italy, the coffee has almost always just been freshly roasted. The high-quality Italian beans were roasted less than 8-14 days ago.
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