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A Brewer's Coffee Culture GuideIf you're looking to put your at-home barista skills to the test, this encyclopedic coffee recipe book is for you. By learning the origin of coffee and its evolution over the years, you'll be brewing high-quality drinks from all over the world without having to leave your kitchen.
From coffee beans to extraordinary flavors. Being hundreds of years old, coffee has influenced civilizations and inspired many makers to discover new recipes for millions to enjoy. Yet what if there was a way to experience the best natural coffee flavors in the world by making them yourself? Why We Love Coffee is a visual collection of coffee facts and recipes that not only teach you how to recreate beloved coffee blends, but taste them like a professional coffee enthusiast.
Learn the language of coffee for amazing creations. Why We Love Coffee explores how coffee culture has experimented with different flavors and techniques over the years to create extraordinary drinks that millions of people enjoy today. Each chapter goes into the science of coffee ingredients and infusion, and how they can enhance your senses for the best tasting results. So, if you love home coffee and want to grow your tastes and skills beyond anything you've experienced before, this coffee book will transform you from a coffee lover to a flavor expert.
Inside Why We Love Coffee, you'll also learn:
How the coffee capitals of the world grow and harvest their coffee beans
Effective methods for roasting and grinding coffee
How to detect coffee ingredients through color and aroma
Recommendations for brewing equipment
Recipes for coffee appetizers and entrees
So, if you liked How to Make the Best Coffee at Home, The Home Cafe, or Baker Bettie's Better Baking Book, then you'll want to own Why We Love Coffee.
Contents
Contents
Coffee
Where Is Coffee Cultivated and How
Coffee - Its Travels through the Centuries
Roasting
Coffee Grinding
Ways of Making Coffee
The Long Journey to Espresso Coffee
Water and Coffee
Coffee Making Methods
Infusion, Decoction and Maceration
Coffee and the Senses: How to Enjoy a Good Cup of Coffee
Coffee and Milk
Cappuccino
Macchiato Coffee
Coffee Affogato (Drowned In Coffee)
Licorice White
Caffelatte
Coffee Milk Shake
Latte Macchiato The German Way
Latte Macchiato (Coffee-Stained Milk)
Marocchino Coffee
Turkish Coffee
Bicerin
Coffee À La Russe
The Sultan's Coffee
Cuban Coffee
Mexican Coffee
Parisian Coffee
Shakerato Coffee
Valdostano Coffee
Viennese Coffee
Martini Coffee
Extra Strong Coffee Granita
Coffee Grog
Irish Coffee
Coffee Sorbet
Pairing Coffee and Food
Beetroot and coffee scallops with a chili and dark cocoa sauce
Braised artichokes and jerusalem artichokes creamed with parmigiano reggiano cheese with a touch of coffee
Coffee-smoked veal fillet with cocoa bean in balsamic vinegar sweet-and-sour sauce and sweet potato chips
Butter and tarragon escargots with coffee and juniper sauce
Marinated mackerel with katsuobushi and porcini mushroom soup
Coffee lasagne with pecorino cheese, ricotta and octopus cooked in curry soup
Paccheri stuffed with clam mousse infused in coffee with pea cream and sprouts
Suckling pig raviolini, seasoned with coriander, lemon, coffee powder and mustard sprouts
Gorgonzola risotto and brittle with fine savory coffee crumble with chard and tomato powder
Pumpkin and star anise veloute sauce with coffee and raspberry layer
Browned duck with red cabbage, coffee avocado with a scent of cumin
Boar morsel cooked in wine with chocolate and coffee eggplants
Beef sirloin with coffee powder, chicory, capers and chili peppero
Lamb cutlets with coffee, black pepper and ginger breadcrumb coating with watercress salad
Coffee marinated tuna with ember-cooked carrots and shiso leaves in coffee and sesame tempura
Chocolate demi-sphère with coffee mousse and fine coffee crumble
Cream panna cotta with coffee sauce and granita
Pears in vanilla and coffee syrup with yogurt wafers and licorice powder
Coffee semifreddo with sorrel, cinnamon sponge and crumble
Coffee soufflé with coffee and juniper gelato
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