聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Coffee. I used to love the smell, but hated the taste. No matter what it was mixed with, I really just didn鈥檛 care for it. But, the delicious elixir is something I鈥檓 now slightly addicted to it and have at least a cup a day.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In university I learned how to drink coffee. My friend and I discovered that mochas gave you both a sugar and a caffeine 鈥渂oost.鈥� For me, I was constantly tired. I would stay up working on essays 鈥� researching and writing 鈥� and doing my readings for classes until 2 a.m. I would then head off to bed only to wake up at 7 a.m. to get ready for the day and ride my bike down to the university for the day. Classes ensued and more research was needed. So, my friend and I decided to pick up a coffee habit鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Eventually I realized that with how much coffee I was consuming that the sugar content I was taking in was rather high. So, I switched from hot chocolate to full on coffee with cream and sugar. Eventually I weaned myself off of the sugar and then eventually off of cream too in order to enjoy black coffee. Although every once and awhile I do splurge and buy a flat white at Michael鈥檚, which is something I discovered in Australia. It鈥檚 similar to a latte, but the steamed milk has very little foam which is poured over a shot of espresso.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Around the world coffee is something people enjoy and as I sat cold in my office 鈥� really I鈥檓 just always cold 鈥� I wondered how other people drank their coffee.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A little research and I discovered that in Finland coffee is actually poured over chunks of cheese curds and enjoyed.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In Turkey coffee beans are roasted and finely ground, then simmered in a special copper or brass pot (cezve). They drink the coffee unfiltered and settle to the bottom of the cup.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In Malaysia it is served three parts black coffee and seven parts milk tea 鈥� a mix of black tea and milk.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Italy serves their espresso with a slice of lemon, which they say brings out the sweet flavours of the coffee.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Vietnamese iced coffee, coarsely ground dark roast, is brewed into a cup of condensed milk and ice through a French drip filter.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In Mexico the Caf茅 de Olla is a popular drink. Simmered with a cinnamon stick, unrefined cane sugar is used, and it is served in a clay mug鈥� which some people say brings out the flavours in coffee.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Spiced coffee in Morocco sounds delicious as it is blended with cardamom, black pepper, cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The caf茅 cubano is an espresso brewed with sugar, it鈥檚 small and strong, but also sweet.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 I once wrote about how beer brings people together. My friend, the same one that I learned to drink coffee with, studies anthropology and beer it would appear is a universal drink. A version of it is literally made everywhere. It would appear coffee is a universal drink as well. Despite different ways of preparation and what it is mixed with, coffee is a drink found around the world and I can think of nothing more relaxing than being on vacation, getting up in the morning, and enjoying the locally prepared coffee.
