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rattalouie t1_iwzd91l wrote

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Go to Europe, ask for a coffee—you’ll get an espresso.

You’re just thinking as an American.

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chasonreddit t1_ix08hnz wrote

Being one, I find it hard to think as anything else.

But is Turkish coffee espresso? Most German and Scandinavian coffees I am familiar with are drip.

> ask for a coffee—you’ll get an espresso.

I think this is the key. I never ask for a coffee. I make coffee.

I am not well traveled. I also believe that the proliferation of fancy coffee shops has somewhat influenced this as they tend to focus on upscale espresso based drinks. Do people drink espresso at home?

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Verity41 t1_ix0hy6x wrote

I’m an American and drink espresso at home, with steamed milk or cream/half & half. I usually use my Nespresso as my $$ Breville is too much hassle to use / clean. The Breville grinds beans even but I have failed to get the hang of it so haven’t used in a couple years.

Espresso take a different machine and have to buy actual espresso coffee for it (capsules for the Nespresso, otherwise beans or ground) which is NOT the same as buying regular normal coffee (beans or ground) so I thought your statement made total sense 🤷🏻‍♀️

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ImperatorPC t1_ixws130 wrote

I know this is a week old but likely you aren't using good beans.

Check out red bird espresso, it's freshly roasted and is damn good in the breville. The breville is tricky as it's harder to dial in like other espresso machines. My next one will be a manual press.

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InadmissibleHug t1_ix2cp1v wrote

Yes, Aussies definitely do. That drip shit isn’t great at all, barely qualifies as weak bean water here.

It was brought here by Italians. Who drink espresso.

I always hear about how many people are Italian in the states and yet, espresso is lacking there?

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Verity41 t1_ix4ac7i wrote

I think Italian ancestry is localized to certain parts of the U.S., I definitely wouldn’t say there are “lots or many” outside the east coast (NYC, etc) or maybe Chicago. Like I live in Minnesota and it’s mainly all Norwegian / Scandinavian heritage. Lotta folks seem happy with the Folgers lol 😂

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InadmissibleHug t1_ix4urkw wrote

It’s not like our Italian population isn’t concentrated in particular areas either.

Our country is physically as big as the us even though it’s more sparsely populated.

We have still managed to have the humble espresso spread everywhere. And I mean everywhere.

My husband it sorta mad, he actually liked drip coffee for the years it was available out and about! Now, no.

That being said, at home plenty of people still drink instant coffee. No one is a monolith.

We often have espresso machines at home too, some will have a French press instead, and rarely people will have a drip set up.

Stovetop coffee pots are common enough too.

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Verity41 t1_iwzsjco wrote

Serious Q (as a non-passport holding Midwesterner) - How does one go about ordering a “regular” cup of coffee in Europe then? Is that possible, or is it just espresso everywhere?

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rattalouie t1_iwzw8s5 wrote

An americano is espresso topped up with hot water to fill a large cup. That’s kind of like drip, but will still have the roasted espresso notes.

If you want your typical North American coffee, you can ask for drip, pour over, or an “American coffee.”

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Verity41 t1_ix0gy1z wrote

Good to know, thank you! Will file that info away on the very unlikely chance I find myself on that side of the pond ever haha.

Even I do have two “espresso” machines (a Breville and Nespresso, if the latter even counts to the purists) and a French press at home.

But sometimes you just want that plain ol’ Mr. Coffee Folgers :)

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zap_p25 t1_ix1x5za wrote

Until you are in central/south America and parts of the Caribbean. Then drip is cafe Americano (as that's what translates to American coffee in Spanish).

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Ill-ConceivedVenture t1_iwzt5j9 wrote

You order an Americano, I believe.

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zap_p25 t1_ix1xgbc wrote

Depends on where in the world you are. Americano is actually espresso topped with hot water but in the Americas (specifically the Spanish speaking parts) cafe Americano is standard drip coffee as that's a direct translation for American coffee.

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Ill-ConceivedVenture t1_ix28f7k wrote

Context. We were specifically talking about ordering a 'regular cup of coffee' in Europe.

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C_A_N_G t1_ix07f3s wrote

Depends on where in Europe. Here in Sweden ”a coffee” will in most cases give you a classic drip coffee.

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rattalouie t1_ix0ahbv wrote

Sorry, I should’ve clarified-south Western Europe-Portugal,Spain, Italy.

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