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„In 1900, coffee was often delivered door-to-door in the United States, by horse-pulled wagons. The first commercial espresso machine was manufactured in Italy in 1906. In Italy, coffee and espresso are synonymous. The average age of an Italian barista is 48 years old.“
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„When we were in Italy for our boy's baptism, we drank espresso every morning made in a little stovetop espresso machine (do a search for a moka brewer). It was great. If you're trying to make a great impression, get one yourself first (they can be under $20 new) and practice a lot.“
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CBBC Newsround | GLOBALISATION ENVIRONMENTAL | The real cost of coffee
„Coffee grows on a small tree, it takes one tree a year to produce 2.2 kg of beans. It can take 40 beans to produce just one cup of espresso. There are 200,000 coffee bars in Italy alone. All of this means a massive demand for coffee Quiz on coffee and the environment* = right answer [1] Coffee was probably first discovered in which country?“
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Coffee: Resources for home espresso
„Pavoni is one of the founders of this whole business, having producedone of the first commercial espresso machines to see widespread use in Italy. Thecornerstone of the home espresso operation is a good lever-piston espressomachine such as the Pavoni Europiccola, shown at right. This particular model is the canonical coffeemaker of algebraic geometers worldwide.“
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„The word espresso means "made to order" and is used to describe food and drinks that are prepared at the customer's request. Over time in Italy, this became the most common way to make coffee, and eventually the word came to be used as a noun referring to the preparation itself.“
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Amazon.com: Books: Espresso Coffee: The Chemistry of Quality
„"I feel as though I have known and worked with the Illy family for years, having used their coffee and their machines in my restaurant. I also had the opportunity to visit the factory in Italy and to see the care take over quality in the whole process os transforming coffee into expresso. Their knowledge not only of espresso, but also of all culinary and gastronomic arts, is an excellant indication of the quality of this book.“
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