Everything you need to know about Italian coffee

Everything you need to know
about Italian coffee
Everything you need to know about Italian coffee
“Good coffee must be
black as night,
hot as love
and as sweet or bitter
as life itself”
(Arabic proverb)
Everything you need to know about Italian coffee
The history of coffee is ancient
and its legend has several versions.
It has been the protagonist of books,
movies and songs …
Some people literally can’t do without,
while some other people find it disgusting!
Anyway, the point is that
coffee is today one of the most
popular beverages in the world
– it is said to be the most popular
drink after water!
Everything you need to know about Italian coffee
Ethiopia is considered the native country of coffee
A goatherd named Kaidi was the first who noticed the strange
energy of his goats after they had eaten a particular wild berry.
He decided to try himself and got surprised in experiencing
the extraordinary properties of the red berry.
He shared his discovery with some monks living nearby, who
managed to prepare a kind of infusion to drink during the long
prayer nights, because of its stimulating effect.
While in Italy..
At the time of its arrival in Italy,
the Church even declared it devil’s brew
and condemned the habit of going to the
“Cafès”, considered“places of perdition”,
until the Pope Clement VIII decided to try
the beverage. He really appreciated it and
decided to bless it as a Christian drink.
Everything you need to know about Italian coffee
Coffee has been introduced in Italy
through Venice: the first European
Coffee house opened in Venice in 1645.
The Italian coffee, worldwide known as
Espresso, was invented in Turin only in
1884. This concentrated beverage has
become one of the symbols of Italian
culture in the world.
For Italians, coffee is much more than just a beverage:
it is part of their lifestyle and it is linked with conviviality.
Coffee in suspence
Many years ago, in the Neapolitan
society, you could order a Caffè
sospeso, literally a “coffee in
suspense”. Curiously, reach
customers used to drink a coffee
but often paied for two of them.
What happened was that when a
homeless or less fortunate walked
into a café he could enjoy a coffee
as a courtesy of the first customer.
Today the custom of Caffè sospeso
is well-known but not used as in
the past. Luciano de Crescenzo, an
Italian writer, has written a book
titled “Il caffè sospeso ” as a symbol
of wisdom philosophy of life.
Coffee killer
The Ammazzacaffè is a funny way to indicate any liquor drunk
after coffee. The name is due to the will of eliminate the savour
of coffee with a starker taste.
Generally drunk after dinner or lunch, it is usually sipped – and
necessary!! to digest after a rich meal, above all during Festivities.
Everything you need to know about Italian coffee
Caffe’ Mulassano
& Caffe’ al Bicerin
Located in Turin, they are historical
and exquisite buildings date back to
nineteenth century where the
extreme passion for coffee and t
raditional décor are still alive.
Caffè Mulassano is, not only the
realm of coffee, but also the place
where tramezzini (sandwiches)
were invented!
The member of the House of Savoy
used to pop in the bar to drink their
espresso in privacy while Caffè
al Bicerin was the favourite one of
the musician Puccini, the philosopher
Nietzsche, the minister Cavour, the
poet Gozzano and the writers
Calvino, just to name a few.
Everything you need to know about Italian coffee
Everything you need to know about Italian coffee
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Everything you need to know about Italian coffee