Something Interesting for the Coffee Lovers Out There, Espresso and Cappuccino Especially

cryptos (66)in #coffee • 8 years ago

Here is a quick post for the people that enjoy drinking good coffee and especially good Italian Espresso Coffee. While talking with @oaldamster about him making a 3D printable espresso coffee cup and wondering what size it should be and how much volume it should hold I've stumbled on something interesting that I want to share with you. But first, if you don't know, a good espresso coffee is usually 25ml in volume or 50 ml if you order a double espresso, so obviously an espresso coffee cup should be able to take double than that in volume of the tasty dark liquid we are so fond of...

Let us get back to the intersting find. Did you know that there is an organization called Italian Espresso National Institute (Istituto Nazionale Espresso Italiano)?

On July 6, 1998 the Italian Espresso National Institute (Istituto Nazionale Espresso Italiano) was founded, with the specific goal of safeguarding and promoting the original Espresso. Today the Italian Espresso National Institute is one of the most important associations in the coffee market counting 37 member companies. It groups espresso-equipment producers and roasters which develop overall €700M revenues.

Frankly I did not, even though I'm a coffee fan and lover and really enjoy drinking good espresso coffee.

On the institute's website there is an interesting PDF about the The Certified Italian Espresso And Cappuccino that is quite an interesting read for anyone that is interested. It is short 12 page document with some really useful information summarized in short and easily understandable question and answer type of paragraphs covering some important information about Espresso coffee and Cappuccino.

Here are some interesting and useful quotes, but I do urge you to take a look at the whole PDF document that you can find linked below.

What is espresso?
It is the best way to obtain from roasted coffee beans all the pleasure that they are able to give. Espresso is the drink obtained by forcing adequately pressurised hot water through coffee powder. Espresso coffee should not contain any additive or flavouring and should be free of any artificially added water.

What is the ideal cup for Italian Espresso?
It is a white china cup, free of any inside decoration, elliptical in shape, with a capacity of 50-100 millilitres. This is the only cup whereby it is possible to fully appreciate the look of an excellent froth, the precious smell and the warm and smooth taste of espresso.

Yes, the information about the perfect espresso cup is what I was looking for and thus I found about the institue.

Did you know that there is a Certified Italian Espresso and Certified Italian Cappuccino and there is even a special certification mark that places that make these specifically certified Italian coffees carry? That is also covered in the short document below. Apparently there is also an ideal cup for cappuccino and making a Certified Italian Cappuccino also carries some very specific requirements.