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My Answers to Survey This Is Me
1 - Name Shot of Espresso
2 - Date Of Birth 1843
3 - Place Of Birth Milan, Italy
4 - Current Location Everywhere
5 - Relationship Status Swinger
6 - Occupation Waking you up!
7 - One Person You Will Never Forget Edward Loysel de Santais - my creator
8 - What Kind Of Car Do You Drive I don't drive cars... but spend a large amount of time in them
9 - Do You Have Any Siblings Coffee, coffee drinks (kids nowadays...)
10 - If You Could Live Anywhere Else Where Would It Be I love being everywhere
11 - Favorite Snack Chocolate
12 - What Did You Have For Dinner Last Night Wasn't hungry
13 - Three Of The Greatest Moments In Your Life Being Invented, Starbucks,
14 - Do You Have Any Pets No
15 - What Is Your Biggest Fear No hot water!
16 - What Is It That You Most Want Out Of Life To be enjoyed by the world
17 - Who Is Your Biggest Supporter Seems to be Americans
18 - How Will You Spend Next Friday Night Wide awake!
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What am I?
I am a concentrated coffee beverage, meaning that I am brewed by forcing very hot, but not quite boiling, water under high pressure through ground coffee. I was invented in Italy and have undergone development since the beginning of the 20th century. Today me and my drinks are popular throughout the United States and the world as many people?s favorite morning, afternoon, and sometimes evening drink!
I have a thicker consistency than drip coffee and I have a higher amount of dissolved solids than drip coffee. My serving size is measured in shots. A good espresso shot has three major parts: the heard, body and crema. Crema is a reddish-brown foam that floats on the surface of the espresso.
As a result of the high-pressure brewing , all of the flavors and chemicals in a typical cup of coffee are concentrated. Some people prefer a single or double shot of espresso instead of one or two cups of coffee to get a quick shot of caffeine. Also, because of its intense and concentrated ingredients, I am great to mix into other coffee based drinks such as cappuccinos, macchiatos, and mochas.
My Fun Facts
* If you like me sweet, you should use granulated sugar, which dissolves more quickly, rather than sugar cubes; white sugar rather than brown sugar or candy; and real sugar rather than sweeteners which alters my taste.
* The Italians drink me with sugar, the Germans and Swiss - with equal parts of hot chocolate, the Mexicans - with cinnamon, the Belgians - with chocolate. Moroccans drink me with peppercorns, the Ethiopians - with a pinch of salt. Coffee drinkers in the Middle East usually add cardamom and spices. Whipped cream is the favourite amongst Austrians. The Egyptians are extremely fond of me pure and strong. They seldom add sugar to me, nor milk nor cream. They serve me unsweeteened to mourners and sweeten me at weddings. The Italians are the unrivaled World Masters of Espresso.
* "Expresso is not a word; it comes from the same root as "express" as in "The Express Train." The term is ESPRESSO. It comes from the Latinate root for "Press", or "Under Pressure". In many places if you order "expresso", you will be politely ignored.
* The French was the first to innovate a crude espresso machine. The Italians then perfected this machine and became the first to manufacture it.
* Coffee most exacting rite of passage is known as "cupping" or cuptasting. It is the act of assessing the qualities of a particular batch of beans by freshly roasting, brewing, and tasting it. It is the work for serious and talented professionals.
* I 1/3 of the caffeine of a regular cup of coffee.
* Crema is a golden-browish foam that covers a freshly brewed cup of espresso. It is only made by a high-pressured method of extraction.
* An arabica coffee tree can produce up to 12 pounds of coffee a year, depending on soil and climate.
* My trees are evergreen and grow to heights above 15 feet but are normally pruned to around 8 feet in order to facilitate harvesting.
* The Europeans first added chocolate to me in the 1600's.
* The United States is the world's largest consumer of me, importing 16 to 20 million bags annually (2.5 million pounds), representing one-third of all coffee exported. More than half of the United States population consumes coffee. The typical coffee drinker has 3.4 cups of coffee per day. That translates into more than 450,000,000 cups of coffee daily.
* The word "tip" dates back to the old London coffeehouses. Conspicuously placed brass boxes etched with the inscription, "To Insure Promptness," encouraged customers to pay for efficient service. The resulting acronym, TIP, has become a byword.
* I am the process by which a tiny cup of delicious coffee is made. Many people think the word refers to a type of bean or roast and the term is mistakenly used in this manner.