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The History of Coffee
Since its discovery in an Ethiopian
rainforest centuries ago, coffee has brewed up a rich and troubled history,
according to Uncommon
Grounds, a sweeping book by business writer Mark
Pendergrast. Over the years, the beverage has fomented revolution,
spurred deforestation, enriched a few while impoverishing the many, and
addicted millions with its psychoactive caffeine. Coffee is now the world's
second most valuable legal commodity, behind oil, according to Pendergrast,
who is also author of "For
God, Country, and Coca-Cola".
A good cup of coffee can
turn the worst day tolerable, can provide an all-important moment of contemplation,
can rekindle a romance," he writes. "And yet, poetic as its taste may be,
coffee's history is rife with controversy and politics." For example, coffee
bankrolled Idi Amin's genocidal regime in Uganda and the Sandinistas' revolution
in Nicaragua. Uncommon Grounds provides some fascinating tidbits. Did you
know that coffeehouses helped spawn the French and American revolutions?
Or that coffee supplanted alcohol as a favorite breakfast drink in Britain
in the late 1600s, and later became a patriotic American beverage after
the Boston Tea Party? Pendergrast also details the rise and fall of regional
coffee brands in the United States, the role of advertising in the industry,
the global economic impact of coffee prices, and the recent emergence of
specialty-coffee retailers--Starbucks, for example.
Finally, he explores the
social and environmental ramifications of coffee and highlights recent
attempts to encourage a livable wage and environmental protection in coffee-producing
nations such as Brazil. Pendergrast also includes an appendix on "how to
brew the perfect cup." This wide-ranging book is a good read for those
curious about the history and context behind that morning cup of coffee,
as well as for those strictly interested in the business side of the industry. |
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Learn to
Make a Wide Variety of Coffees
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Special
Coffee Drinks Recipes:
 Classic
Italian Espresso Caffè
Mint
Chocolate Coffee
Italian
Homemade Caffè Late
Chocolate
Coffee Ice Cream Soda
Iced
Mocha Supreme
Viennese
Chocolat Coffee
Dry
Cappuccino Mocha Mix
Cointreau
Chocolate Caffee
Cool
Chocolate Espresso
Instant
Party Cappucino
Italian
Amaretto Coffee
Jamaican
Coffee Soda
Irish
Coffee
Cafe
Brulot
Kahlua
Coffee
Mexican
Coffee
Bahamas
Caffee
Italian
Cappuccino |
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Italian Espresso
Italian Espresso Caffè
is a small cup of very strong coffee that Italians not only sip from tiny
cups, it is also brewed in a special machine that forces boiling water
through the dark roasted, finely ground coffee beans. A 'cup' is usually
understood to contain 150 ml (5 oz in the United States) but an Espresso
Caffè may be as small as 40 ml. Espresso Caffè is also used
as the basis for other drinks like: caffè late, cappuccino, caffè
macchiato, Espresso con Panna and many more.
Espresso
Coffee: Professional Techniques |
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Maxwell
House Coffee Drinks & Desserts Cookbook:
From
Lattes and Muffins to Decadent Cakes & Midnight Treats
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Coffee lovers
will think they've gone to heaven!
From lattes and muffins to
decadent cakes and midnight treats, the over 160 irresistible recipes--with
many guest starring chocolate, that other irresistible temptation--the
Maxwell House® Coffee Drinks and Desserts Cookbook will satisfy cravings
around the clock. And if the imaginative and frequently fast and simple
recipes aren't enough, the lush full-color photos generously sprinkled
throughout--think "Coffee Crunch Kuchen," "Shortcakes with Espresso Cream,"
and "Petite Mocha Cakes"--will inspire you to satisfy your sweet tooth
pronto. |
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