Top Ten Facts about the Coffee Cult in Italy - Coffee Capsules

The coffee culture in Italy is serious business and there are unspoken rules you need to learn to avoid causing accidental offence.

Ordering a coffee in Italy has to be done in a particular manner. Italians take coffee drinking extremely seriously so if you’re planning a trip to Rome of Venice soon read on for some unwritten tips. According to an article in the Telegraph last summer if you don’t want to be taken for a tourist in Italy, you need to learn to drink your coffee the way the locals do. Lavazza coffee capsules are produced in Italy and are known all over the world as “Italy’s Favourite Coffee” so it’s not surprising that coffee drinking has become like a cult in Italy.

1. You only drink milky coffee in the morning that includes cappuccino, café macchiato. And never after a meal.
2. Apparently extras sprinkled on your coffee are frowned upon.
3. Espresso in Italy is basically known as un caffé
4. You can order a double espresso but Italians are more likely to simply order two singles one after the other.
5. Order your coffee by simply walking up to the bar and calling out, pay afterwards.
6. But if you’re in an airport or station you generally pay before drinking.
7. Coffee does not need to be drunk while sitting down. Simply quaff while leaning nonchalantly at the bar.
8. Your espresso is served at immediate drinking temperature.
9. Certain variations in coffees are allowed such as hot milk with a dash of coffee, or a touch of brandy for example.
10. All of the above are the rules.

Coffee culture is a global phenomenon but the Italians have embraced the delicate details and social technique of drinking coffee into a fine art.

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