Coffee is an aromatic drink with a pleasant tastetaste, which is prepared from roasted beans of the coffee tree. Many people like to start the morning with a cup of hot coffee. In some countries, it is not just a tasty drink, but a part of the culture. There is even a holiday - Coffee Day. This attitude is understandable: moderate consumption of this drink helps to increase performance, concentration, improves mood and memory. Scientists continue to study the properties of coffee and its effect on the human body. For example, it became known that caffeine, the content of which in beans is more than 1000 mg / l, helps relieve headaches during migraines, reduces the risk of developing cirrhosis of the liver and diabetes. Coffee beans contain about 1200 chemical compounds, most of which are aromatic components, they determine the taste of the drink. It is important to know how to brew coffee correctly so that it turns out thick, aromatic, strong and shows its best qualities. The taste depends on many factors: variety, degree of roasting of beans, type of grinding, brewing method. The preparation process has its own tricks and nuances, thanks to which you can brew a great drink.

What you need to know about coffee?

• The most common types of coffee are:Arabica and Robusta. They differ in shape and taste. Arabica beans are oblong, with an S-shaped line visible on the surface. It is characterized by an exquisite aroma and a slight sourness in taste. Robusta has round, light-brown beans. It is inferior to Arabica in taste, more tart and rough, but surpasses it in caffeine content. There are also some varieties, such as Liberica, which are little known and do not have such a refined taste as Arabica and Robusta.
• Process is important for good tasteroasting. Depending on the selected mode, you can get 4 degrees of roasting: from light, which is called Scandinavian, to darker - Viennese, French, Italian. At this stage, green beans change color to brown and increase in volume.
• The beans must be ground in a coffee grinder.immediately before preparation, since in this form coffee quickly loses its aroma. Therefore, it should be bought in the form of beans and stored in the refrigerator (you can even freeze it). The grind can be coarse, medium and fine. Which one to choose depends on the method of preparing the drink. Coarse grinding is used for coffee makers, and the finest is used for brewing in a Turk, then the coffee gives off all its aroma.
• Methods of cooking can be divided into two types: using a coffee maker and cooking in a Turk. Coffee makers are drip and geyser type, they differ from each other way of supplying hot water to coffee. There are also espresso machines in which water comes under pressure, and french presses. The latter are a glass or metal flask, in which coffee is infused, and then filtered through a sieve with a piston. In the coffee machine, if it is of good quality, you can prepare a delicious drink. To do this, you must follow the instructions and use quality varieties. But true gourmets are sure that only the coffee that is brewed in a Turkish (Jezeol) can be called real.

Rules of preparation of coffee in the Turkish

• First of all, we must prepare the Turk. It is believed that the best for cooking is the one that is made of copper. The volume of the Turks must be selected in such a way that when filling the water reaches the narrowest place. First, the Turk should be rinsed with boiled water to make it absolutely clean. After the Turk dries, it is necessary to warm it well on a small fire.
• Add ground coffee at the rate of 2 teaspoonspowder per 150 ml of water. If sugar and spices (cinnamon, cardamom, pepper) are provided, then they are poured in together with the coffee. Now the Turk should be held over the fire for a little while again - this will allow you to extract all the aromatic substances from the beans as much as possible. Then pour in cold clean water in a stream. The taste of the coffee will be hopelessly spoiled if you use boiled or hot water.
• The contents of the Turk must be stirred with a special mixer.spoon with a long handle and put it on low heat to heat up. The main rule is that the coffee should not boil. It should be removed immediately, as soon as the foam starts to rise and does not quite reach the edge of the Turk. Then you need to wait until the foam goes down, and put it on the fire again, bring to a boil. Repeat this process 3 times.
• Let the coffee rest for a few minutes and pour into cups. Turku should be rinsed immediately with cool water to prevent the formation of scale, which will affect the taste of the drink in the future.
• According to experts, the total cooking timeCoffee should not take more than 4-5 minutes. After this time, he loses his unique flavor. For cooking coffee you can use one kind of grains or mix several varieties in different proportions and get unique taste qualities.

Following the basic guidelines on how tobrew coffee correctly, it is not difficult at all and you can make many different drinks. There are ways of brewing with the addition of chocolate, ice cream, alcohol, cream or honey. It is believed that Turkish coffee should be prepared on sand, constantly moving the Turk over it, and serve the finished drink with a glass of cold water. Some recipes may differ in the technology of preparation, but the described method is the simplest and most reliable. Below are several recipes based on the basic version.

The recipe for making Viennese coffee

You will need:

• 3/4 black coffee;
• 2 teaspoons of sugar;
• 2 tbsp. spoons of whipped cream (35% fat content);
• vanillin, chocolate chips - to taste.

Add sugar to hot strong coffee brewed according to the usual recipe, stir and pour into glasses to 3/4 of their height. Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with vanilla and chocolate chips.

Oriental coffee with chocolate

To make coffee according to this recipe you will need:

• 250 ml of hot black coffee;
• 50 g of bitter chocolate;
• 100 g of ice cream;
• 1/2 part of lemon;
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt;
• sugar - to taste.

Pour coffee brewed in the usual way (with added salt and sugar) into cups, put a scoop of ice cream on top and sprinkle with grated chocolate. Serve sliced ​​lemon separately.

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