tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post393790870926842998..comments2024-03-08T09:42:28.879+01:00Comments on Burnt by the Tuscan Sun: Italian Espresso vs American Coffee...What not to order on your next trip to ItalyIrreverent Italyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104487411073849736noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-35860125516597183642017-09-10T13:24:26.716+02:002017-09-10T13:24:26.716+02:00We still have one year until the first store will ...We still have one year until the first store will open in Milan to see how it goes, but from what I understand it won't be your ordinary Starbucks cafe, but something quite different, high-end. Dan@Italophile.comhttps://forum.italophile.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-26751841785770386742017-01-29T20:30:57.160+01:002017-01-29T20:30:57.160+01:00Albert - My very first coffee was a shot of espres...Albert - My very first coffee was a shot of espresso bought for me by a chain-smoking homeless guy in the Tuileries...(go figure). I drank it (for obvious reasons). Never had anything so putrid in my life...so, not sure but I'd say it's an "acquired taste".<br /><br />So, after seeing Domino's Pizza Shoppes springing up around Milano....Starbucks every so often says they're coming to bring espresso to Italians. Supposedly, this time they're serious. I don't mind, but it means we'll all soon be paying 3.50 for our cappuccinos...in any random bar in the Bel Paese.Irreverent Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15104487411073849736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-12724133285151445622017-01-29T20:26:42.580+01:002017-01-29T20:26:42.580+01:00Harm - Not an impression, in Italy that's what...Harm - Not an impression, in Italy that's what they do...just keep adding water until it resembles something more like tea made with espresso - it is godawful. So, yes, that's what they thought it was...until Nescafe' came to Italy and kind of destroyed it...although Nescafe' is so bad I wouldn't use it to clean my toilet. [Their Nespresso pods, on the other hand, in various shapes, sizes, and colours are another story entirely...if global warming is your thing...But they *are* divine ... And so is George Clooney, their spokesperson].<br /><br />As for caffeine content, the grains sitting the whole time in your cup, vis-a-vis a shot of espresso makes for a heckuva lot more caffeine system-wide...even though most think that espresso is FORTE! (strong).<br /><br />And you're right...Dunkin' Donuts is American Coffee. Not Starbucks varieties.Irreverent Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15104487411073849736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-49960334878361989172017-01-18T18:19:00.121+01:002017-01-18T18:19:00.121+01:00lisa
mi dispiace, but, like annie, i'm a bit l...lisa<br />mi dispiace, but, like annie, i'm a bit lost at interpreting. it's also hard to believe that anyone would not become immediately addicted to a short bar caffe. there is no comparison. but is it true? starshmucks has landed in italia? it took long enough to adjust to passing an semi-attended panino shop next to a stuffed macdonald's. anyway, americans don't drink their coffee to experience flavor, nor do they sip their cabernet sauvignon for a pucker. we won't go into whatever they're calling olive oil.<br />oh, jezz. anik just slapped me on the head to remind of making dinner. be back soon.albertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-46782715750530611202017-01-18T00:45:02.614+01:002017-01-18T00:45:02.614+01:00Outstanding post!
Are you saying that the impres...Outstanding post! <br /><br />Are you saying that the impression in Italy was that Americans add water to espresso, to make a cup of coffee? And that in reality, Americans tend to percolate (which increases the caffeine content, as an aside)? And that American coffee might not be so bad, after all?<br /><br />Just making sure; you know how eternally interested I am in this subject, too (truly). Incidentally I have a hard time accepting that Starbucks Coffee is typical of American coffee, but that's nothing new, either.Harmnoreply@blogger.com