French Coffee types

French coffee types

• Un café – plain coffee with nothing added, strong and (usually, not always) brewed like espresso, but served in a bigger cup
• Un café au lait – coffee with steamed milk, you will sometimes get the coffee served in one pot or in the cup, and then a pitcher of steamed milk/cream
• Un café crème – coffee served in a large cup (as opposed to a normal size cup) with hot milk/cream
• Un café americain – filtered coffee
• Un expresso or un express – espresso – that one is easy!
• Un noisette – espresso with a hint of hot milk/cream in it
• Un crème – espresso with half of hot milk/cream (served in a coffee cup rather than an espresso cup)
• Un allongé – espresso coffee with double the amount of water, basically a weak black coffee
• Un serré – espresso coffee with half the usual amount of water, basically strong black coffee, in Switzerland this is called a ristretto (it is what I drink every morning from my Swiss Nespresso machine
• Un double – a double espresso
• Un déca – decaf coffee

Note: Taken from MISADVENTURES WITH ANDI

Coffee and Cake

Coffee and Cake

by: Nicole Johnson/Fresh Brewed Life

My Mother's mother, Audrey, introduced me to coffee. She would make me coffee with milk in the mornings before anyone else got up. I must have been four or five, and holding my current favorite stuff companion and still sucking my thumb. I would pad sleepy eyed into the kitchen where the kettle was boiling. The only light in the room was the one on the stove and my grandmother would be sitting on a stool next to the counter, sipping coffee. She would get up and begin to fix my coffee milk sweet and warm beyond compare.

Sharing a cup became our secret ritual. I thought it was my reward for waking up early. She would pull me up a chair, and we would talk a bit...I felt so grown up.

My father's brother and sisters needed nothing more than a coffee pot for celebration. Okay, maybe one of Grandma's caramel cakes helped a bit. They would sit for hours with coffee and one another. I would take it all in, learning what "COFFEE" meant to them: LOVE, SHARING AND CONNECTION!  

Did you have your coffee yet? c(_)

The making of Coffee Common | The Premier Coffee Magazine, BeanScene

The making of Coffee Common | The Premier Coffee Magazine, BeanScene

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Singapore sneaks onto the scene | The Premier Coffee Magazine, BeanScene

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My First Cup of Coffee

I always tell my friends, that coffee is my best friend. :)

I was exposed from friends and relatives who loves to drink coffee. My dad is a great coffee drinker and my mom can't go without it. I was only seven years old at that time and was not allowed to drink. They say that coffee has caffeine and caffeine is not good for my health.

I started to crave at the age of seven and planned and started to make my own experiment. But still my curiosity didn't stop me from my eagerness to taste my own cup.

One afternoon, after arriving from school. I sneaked my way to the kitchen to make my first cup. I didn't know the exact measurement for a perfect brew, but have mastered how my dad and mom prepared their coffee in the morning.

My nose was the first one exposed, and smelled the rich aroma of my coffee flavor. I got so excited as it was my first time and the aroma followed me while my coffee brew. I easily acquired the taste and enjoyed cupping my cup. It was between a light to medium roast. It taste the original coffee flavor.The after taste lingered on my palate after I have swallowed. I am fully enjoying the taste.The flavor of this chocolaty and nutty drink started my journey and experience in coffee. I have started to indulge more on different kinds of flavors and plan to know and experiment more on coffee.

Coffee has been my favorite companion. In every cup I drink, I am aware and inspired by the stories on how coffee help and assist coffee growers in their daily lives and help raise awareness about the coffee we drink. It's a mutual benefit that we share with our farmers. That's why I always feel good about drinking a great cup of coffee. c[_]

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Green Notes: I just love the tin can and the red cup of Nescafe. The popularity of this coffee always captures me everytime I crave for my in between cups. c(_)