I haven’t tried so many ways to drink coffee yet…

Germany

Germany is the world's second largest importer of coffee, second only to the United States. But initially, coffee houses only appeared in the two northern port cities of Bremen and Hamburg. Berlin did not have its first coffee house until 1721.

PHARISÄER: 1/4 cup of coffee, 1 sugar cube, 2 small shots of rum, whipped cream

EISKAFFEE: iced coffee, 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, chocolate powder

USA

In the United States, coffee drinkers drink an average of 3.1 cups of coffee per day. 103 million Americans over the age of 18 (about one-third of the U.S. population) drink coffee every day.

AMERICANO American coffee: hot water and espresso in a 2:1 ratio

RED EYE coffee: drip coffee and espresso in a 1:1 ratio

DRIP COFFEE

Italy

Unlike our coffee shops, in Italy, coffee shops (they call them bars) do not exist for killing time and socializing. Italians buy coffee and sip it alone while standing. They like their coffee to be served warm and at the right temperature, so that they can finish their meal quickly.

Italy has 60 million people, but 100,000 bars, a ratio higher than any other country. In Italy, real coffee is espresso. Italians only drink cappuccino in the morning, and they rarely drink coffee with milk after lunch. It is their tradition to have a cup of coffee after lunch and dinner.

ESPRESSO

CAPPUCCINO: espresso, steamed milk foam

CAFFE MACCHIATO: espresso, a spoonful of milk foam

CAFFE LUNGO Light coffee: espresso, lots of hot water

CAFFE AFFOGATO: espresso, a scoop of handmade ice cream

Spain

Breakfast in Spain is the simplest and least sumptuous of the three meals, consisting of just a cup of coffee and toast, with a little bit of shabby olive oil or tomato.

CAFé CON LECHE: Similar to latte, the ratio of boiled milk to espresso is 2:1

CAFé CARAJILLO: coffee, liquor (brandy, whiskey or rum)

Portugal

The Portuguese colonists played a significant role in the development of coffee. In the early 19th century, in order to meet the needs of Western Europe, they also made Brazil a coffee-growing country. Later, they found that the climate in Brazil was very suitable for coffee growth. Today, most of Portugal's coffee still comes from Brazil.

CIMBALINO Light Coffee

GALÃO: 3:1 milk foam and espresso

Austria

In 1683, Austria defeated the Turks in the "Siege of Vienna", after which the first coffee house appeared in Vienna, using coffee beans left behind by the retreating Turks.

KAFFEE BRAUNER: 1 espresso, cream, 1 cup water

EINSPÄNNER: 2 espressos, whipped cream

Vietnam

You might not expect it, but Vietnam is the second largest coffee producer in the world, after Brazil.

CÀ PHÊ SỮA ĐÁ: 1 small cup of espresso, 3 small cups of hot water, 2 spoons of condensed milk, ice cubes

CÀ PHÊ TRỨNG: 1 cup of Vietnamese drip coffee, 1 egg yolk, 2 spoons of condensed milk

Thailand

In the 1970s, the King of Thailand began to implement a policy of growing coffee to replace poppy cultivation, which also made coffee popular.

THAI ICED COFFEE Thai iced coffee: the ratio of coffee, milk, condensed milk is 2:1:1, ice cubes

Mexico

Coffee is one of Mexico's main exports, and Mexico is also a world-leading producer of organic coffee.

CAFé DE OLLA: The ratio of water to coffee powder is 3:1, cinnamon sticks, brown sugar

Finland, Denmark

Finns are the world's biggest coffee drinkers, more than any other country. The average Finn consumes 10 kg of coffee per year. The roasting of local coffee is also considered the lightest in the world. 70% of adults in Denmark drink 3 to 4 cups of coffee a day. For Danes, drinking coffee in the office can enhance their mental pleasure.

KAHVI (Finland): Drip coffee with a little milk

STEMPELKANDE KAFFE (Denmark): 1 scoop of coffee to 1 cup of water (usually made with a French press)

Türkiye, Greece, Cyprus

Türkiye once considered drinking coffee a basic human right and historically even allowed women to divorce on the grounds that their husbands forgot or refused to provide them with coffee.

TURKISH COFFEE (Türkiye): water, coffee powder, cardamom

FRAPPE COFFEE (Greece, Cyprus): coffee, ice water, ice cubes, foam

Australia, New Zealand

The first espresso machine arrived in Melbourne in the 1930s, and the local coffee culture was introduced by Italian and Greek immigrants, who were often seen meeting each other in "bars".

FLAT WHITE: 1 cup of espresso, steamed milk, milk foam

Hong Kong

Yuanyang coffee can be served hot or cold. It is so famous that Starbucks in Hong Kong and Macau even started selling Yuanyang coffee in 2010.

Yuanyang Coffee: 1:1 coffee and black tea, sweetened with condensed milk.

France

It is said that only the most polite customers can enjoy the good and affordable coffee at the Petite Syrah Café on the Cote d'Azur. The notice board outside the store reads:

Un café (a cup of coffee) – €7

Un café, s'il vous plait (Please give me a cup of coffee) – €4.25

Bonjour! Un café, s'il vous plait (Hello, please give me a cup of coffee) – €1.40

Milk coffee: espresso, milk foam

Ireland

It is said that Irish coffee was created in 1942, and there is a love story about it, which I have written about before.

IRISH COFFEE: Irish whiskey, coffee, brown sugar, fresh cream

Netherlands

VERKEERD means "wrong" in Dutch, because most Dutch people actually think that coffee should have less milk. Note that if you see a "Coffee Shop", don't just go in and have a cup, because it doesn't sell coffee, but marijuana.

KOFFIE VERKEERD: Drip coffee or espresso, 2x hot milk

India

Kaapi (Indian Filter Coffee): 1 cup of hot milk, 2 scoops of coffee powder, hot water, sugar

The introduction of coffee to India is said to be attributed to Baba Budan, who smuggled seven coffee beans from the port of Mocha in Yemen on his way to Mecca in the 17th century.