Numerous
types of coffee drinks will allow almost everyone to find their favorite variety and enjoy it. In order not to study the menu for too long, having come to the institution, we suggest you right now to figure out how different coffee can be. It will also be interesting to learn about chicory.
A coffee drink made from this plant has a number of interesting properties. It is also used for medicinal purposes.
The main types of coffee drinks
Having opened the menu, you will most likely find there not only traditional espresso and cappuccino. So that the coffee card does not lead you into confusion, let's get acquainted with what types of coffee drinks are most often found, and how they are made. For example, making espresso is subject to strict rules. The proportion for brewing it does not allow any liberties - 7 g of ground coffee per 35 ml (in some cases 25 ml) of cold water. Cooking time is 30 seconds. All other types of coffee drinks are made from espresso. This is a kind of foundation.
Ristretto is even stronger than espresso. In Italy, this drink is the most common. They take even less water - only 15 or 20 ml, and prepare it for 18 seconds. The bright taste of this drink is due to the high concentration of essential oils. Traditionally, ristretto is served with a glass of cold water.
Even stronger than espresso, the drink is Lungo (Lungo, translated from Italian as “long”). Up to 110 ml of water is added to the same amount of ground coffee powder and cooked longer. The taste is bitter, and the strength is slightly less than that of espresso. Delicate flavors of coffee are best suited for making lungo.
Double espresso (doppio) is prepared in the same amount of time as a classic. However, a portion of ground coffee is taken for him double (14 g). To him, like to an ristretto, they serve a glass of cold water.
One of the most common and favorite drinks in the world is cappuccino. Latte-art is very popular - the technique of drawing figures by the bartender on milk foam, which covers the surface of the drink. The ideal proportion for a cappuccino is a third of espresso, a third of milk foam and the same amount of milk. The standard portion is 180 or 150 ml. The foam must be at least two centimeters thick; it serves to maintain a high (70 ° C) temperature of this drink. For cappuccino they take fat milk - it’s easier to whip. Sometimes this drink is served with cinnamon.
Properties of chicory drinks
This plant has been known since scarcity as the most popular coffee substitute. It has a rather specific taste. And although many people like it, especially in combination with milk, manufacturers usually mix chicory powder with various fruit additives, rosehips, dried blueberries, ginseng, and sea buckthorn. This not only makes a soluble coffee drink from this healing herbaceous plant healthier, but also enriches the taste. Chicory helps improve digestion and serves as a choleretic agent. However, people with gastrointestinal diseases need to drink it with caution.