On 22 Apr 2013, at 18:12, "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Coffee is a religion in Italy. There is an ideal temperature for > brewing coffee; too cool results in a bland taste, while too hot will > introduce too much acid and bitterness. Most Italian coffee shops and > good restaurants know what the proper temperature should be, and they > will not brew it hotter or cooler no matter what you say. They are > correct, in my view. The most important thing about coffee is the > taste, not the temperature. I had a series of job interviews with a well-known coffee chain, which shall remain nameless, but it's an anagram of Stuck Bras, and each one started with a coffee ritual. They drew fresh water, boiled it and let it cool for one minute. They poured it over the heaped scoop of grounds in a French press, then left it for precisely 4 minutes before pouring it. It was excellent - unlike the bilge water they serve in their stores. Of course, that ceremony is nothing compared with the traditional coffee ceremony of Ethiopia. If you've never experienced it then I urge you to book a meal in your local Blue Nile restaurant and make sure you order coffee. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
