Coffee is a beverage prepared from roasted coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content. It has the highest sales in the world market for hot drinks.
Seeds of the Coffea plant's fruits are separated to produce unroasted green coffee beans. The beans are roasted and then ground into fine particles that are typically steeped in hot water before being filtered out, producing a cup of coffee. It is usually served hot, although chilled or iced coffee is common. Coffee can be prepared and presented in a variety of ways (e.g., espresso, French press, caffè latte, or already-brewed canned coffee). Sugar, sugar substitutes, milk, and cream are often used to mask the bitter taste or enhance the flavor.
No one knows exactly how or when coffee was discovered, though there are many legends about its origin. An Ethiopian Legend says the goat herder Kaldi first discovered the potential of these beloved beans. The story goes that that Kaldi discovered coffee after he noticed that after eating the berries from a certain tree, his goats became so energetic that they did not want to sleep at night. Kaldi reported his findings to the abbot of the local monastery, who made a drink with the berries and found that it kept him alert through the long hours of evening prayer.
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If you want to learn more about coffee and how to make different types of it, join our Coffee Workshop. You will learn from the real coffee lovers, Italian baristas sharing their passion at Caffè Florian in Venice. You will experience what a barista does, day in and out, when pulling shots and steaming milk to make those delicious and silky smooth cappuccinos and cafe lattes. The intricate and detailed thought and action to every movement that the Barista does will be demystified, you will have a newfound appreciation for the skill and art of the barista profession.
Location: Caffè Florian, Piazza San Marco, Venice
When: Friday, April 28th 2023
Language and duration: English, 2 hours
Price 79€
Minimum number of participants: 5