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Welcome to our newsletter for
May. Topic is cafe.
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Coffee
is considered a drug, because it stimulates people, but it isn't like alcohol or cigarettes.
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Latte: (also referred to as a caffè latte) is a type of coffee
drink made with hot milk.
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Burr mill:
this is
for grinding the coffee.
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Filter:
paper or
very fine mesh that the coffee
is strained through
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Espresso: is made
using pressure
and so, traditionally, uses a lever.
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Espresso: is a concentrated coffee beverage
brewed by forcing very hot water under high pressure through the
coffee that has been ground to a consistency between extremely fine and
powder.
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Machine
in a café
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One for your home
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Moka Express: a stove
top espresso coffee maker
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When
using a French Press or cafetière, add coffee beans, then the filter, then hot water. When the filter is
pressed to the bottom, the coffee grounds are trapped, and the rest
is coffee.
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Coffee
was first discovered in Ethiopia,
when a goat herder found his goats "dancing" because they were
eating coffee beans.
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Then
the Persians
brought coffee to the Middle East.
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It
soon made its way to Turkey.
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Finally,
coffee reached Europe,
and then the rest of the world.
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Watch
video about the history of Coffee, click here to watch part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4,
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Americano: is made with espresso
(normally several shots), topped with hot water to give a similar strength
(but different flavor) to drip-brewed coffee; famous in America.
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Café
au lait: is similar to latte except that drip-brewed
coffee is used instead of espresso, with an equal
amount of milk. Some add sugar.
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Galão: is a Bica (Portuguese espresso) hot milk
is added, tapped from a canister,
and sprayed into the glass in which it is served.
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Caffè breve: is an American variation of
a latte: a milk-based espresso drink using steamed half-and-half (light -
10 per cent - cream) instead of milk.
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Caffè macchiato: macchiato meaning
"spotted" — is an espresso with a little steamed milk added
to the top, usually 30-60 ml (1–2 oz), sometimes sweetened with
sugar or flavored syrup.
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Cappuccino: comprises equal parts of
espresso coffee and milk and froth,
sometimes sprinkled
with cinnamon or
powdered cocoa.
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Flat
white: is
one part espresso with two parts steamed milk, but no foam, usually served in a
cappuccino cup. This is a specialty of Australia
and New Zealand,
particularly favored in the latter. The difference between a flat white and
a latte is that a flat white is usually stronger, served in a smaller cup,
and has no foam.
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Caffè latte: or caffè
e latte is often called simply latte,
which is Italian for "milk", in English-speaking countries; it is
espresso with steamed milk, traditionally topped with froth created from
steaming the milk. A latte comprises one-third espresso and nearly
two-thirds steamed milk. More frothed milk makes it weaker than a
cappuccino. A latte is also commonly served in a
tall glass; if the espresso is slowly poured into the frothed milk from the
rim of the glass, three layers of different shades will form, with the milk
at the bottom, the froth on top and the espresso in between. A latte may be
sweetened with sugar or flavored syrup. Caramel and
vanilla and other flavors are used.
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Latte
macchiato:
is the inverse of a caffè
macchiato, being a tall glass of steamed milk spotted with a small
amount of espresso, sometimes sweetened with sugar or syrup.
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Long
black:
is similar to Americano, but prepared in different order (a double shot of
espresso is added to water instead of vice versa);
famous in Australia.
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Lungo: is different from an
Americano. It is usually a double shot of espresso run through the machine;
all the water runs through the beans, as opposed to adding water.
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Mocha: is a latte
with chocolate added.
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Ristretto: is an
espresso made with less than the usual amount of water, filling a
small espresso cup half-full of very strong coffee.
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Turkish
coffee: is served in very small cups about the size of those
used for espresso. Traditional Turkish coffee cups have no handles, but
modern ones often do. The crema or
"face" is considered crucial, and since
it requires some skill to achieve its presence is taken as evidence of a
well-made brew. (See above for preparation method.) It is
usually made sweet, with sugar added after the brew process begins,
and often is flavored with cardamom or other spices. In many places it is customary to serve it with a tall glass of
water on the side.
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Vietnamese: a style coffee is another form
of drip brew. In this form, hot water is allowed to drip though a metal
mesh into a cup, and the resulting strong brew is poured into a glass
containing sweetened condensed milk which may
contain ice. Due to the high volume of coffee grounds required to make
strong coffee in this fashion, the brewing process is quite slow. It is
also highly popular in Cambodia
and Laos.
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Caffeine Addict
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When
someone drinks too much coffee, we say they are
addicted to caffeine.
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Cafes
have in the past been privately owned, especially
in Europe. Nowadays, corporate owned
cafes, such as Starbucks have overtaken the market.
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Some
prefer the small cafe for its uniqueness and atmosphere.
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While others prefer the big chain cafe because of
its familiarity.
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Cafes
now are great places to work on your laptop.
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A
storm in a tea cup
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A
small event that has been exaggerated out of proportion
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"They
had a disagreement yesterday, but now it is a fight, it's a storm in a tea
cup."
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Not
my cup of tea
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When
you don't like something.
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"I
don't listen to that type of music, it's not my
cup of tea."
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