What is “coffee culture”?
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What is “coffee culture”?
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I think this really depends on your location as “coffee cultures” change from country to country. Let me give some examples based on my personal experiences.
I am from Turkey and for us coffee commonly means Turkish Coffee . It is prepared in a special pot, served in small (often decorated) cups with water next to it and also a small piece of chocolate or Turkish delight. It is a rather dense and bitter coffee, though sugar can be added while preparing. And drinking Turkish coffee is not a rushed experience but quite the opposite as family or friends sit and talk about their days, their lives and relax together. The drinking can also be followed by some fortune telling, though not everyone believes in this, it is also fun to look and make up stuff.
One of the traditions in Turkey is that before marriage the groom and his family visits the brides family to ask for her hand in marriage and during this, the soon-to-be bride makes coffee for everyone (with a pinch of salt for the grooms cup, and if he drinks the coffee it means he will stick around for the bitter times too and not just the good times). But it is also consumed after meals, so after a big family dinner, someone would go make coffee for everyone. Or for example, while my mom was working she and her colleagues/friends would have coffee during their lunch breaks and chat/gossip. 😉
I now live in The Netherlands and they also really have a coffee culture though slightly different than the Turkish context. The Dutch are the world’s heaviest coffee drinkers. The most common coffee to drink when you are out is either koffie (black coffee) or koffie verkeerd (which when directly translated means “wrong coffee” as it has milk in it, similar to a latte). In The Netherlands coffee will often be served with a Speculaas (gingerbread cookie, cinnamony goodness!).
It is also common for many Dutch houses (family house or student room) to have coffee machines and the most favoured brands are Nespresso (with its capsules) and Senseo (with its pads, which look more like tea bags to unfamiliar eyes).
Oh and also, although in recent years there have been some changes, big chains like Starbucks are not that common here, with the exception of Amsterdam, most cities only had one Starbucks often located in train stations. Now capitalism has slightly been making its way in but still the majority of the coffee places are locally owned, small business with super nice designs and welcoming staff and yummy cakes! Oh and there are a lot of hipster cafes popping up.
And lastly, a Dutch tradition with coffee is around birthdays. When its a family members birthday all the extended family gathers in that house, sits in a circle (also a Dutch habit) and has filter coffee, prepared in a big pot) with some cake next to it. There might also be beer and wine involved but almost always the drinking starts with coffee.
And lastly, Italy . I love taking my time to drink coffee and really enjoy the moment. I also love Italy and their love of coffee. But I was so surprised when I was in Italy, taken to a patisserie and told that while tourists sit and enjoy their cappuccinos, locals often just stand at the bar, take one espresso, shot it down and be on their way to start the day . This was fully against my “coffee should be enjoyed over time” mantra but who am I to judge Italians. After all I still love their coffee! 😀 Plus I have heard from baristas that indeed an espresso should be consumed immediately otherwise it “dies”.
I haven’t personally been in the US (yet) so I didn’t want to include it as a detailed explanation but what I often see is that coffee is consumed in much larger quantities and not for the joy of the coffee but more to keep on going, keep on pushing and working and blabla. But then again, maybe Im just watching too many American movies… 😀
So yeah overall, some countries have much stronger coffee cultures than others but what that culture looks like is very dependent on the place.
Coffee culture – Wikipedia [ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_culture ]
I have included above how Wikipedia describes and defines “coffee culture”, which descriptions most probably include myself as among its numerous purveyors. I love coffee, and it’s the preferred beverage of most of us who have coffee in most social situations. We meet…
I interpret it as when a community has or does not have a great selection of excellent coffee drinking opportunities. If they do not have such a selection, then they don’t have a coffee culture. If they have several great coffee shops and a few roasters with excellent quality beans then they have a coffee culture.