Believe it or not, this is the traditional coffee prepared In Vietnam from the egg yolks, sugar, condensed milk and Robusta coffee. This coffee has a lot of proteins and is considered as a little meal. So, what do you need in order to create this specific coffee? One egg, 3 teaspoons of Vietnamese coffee powder (that is if you want that traditional taste, you can but it on Amazon, but if not, you may try it with some other coffee powder), two teaspoons of sweetened condensed milk and boiling water. First, you will need to brew a small cup of coffee, crack and egg and throw away the whites…

This type of coffee was invented by the Japanese back in 1969 and was first developed by a company called UCC Ueshima Coffee Co. The more significant impact in the world of canned coffee was made in 1973 when the Pokka Coffee was introduced and until 1983 this coffee maker shipped more than 100 million cases. Myth or not, the story of how this type of coffee was born is very interesting. The story is that the founder of UCC Ueshima Tadao was drinking his coffee flavored milk while waiting for his train. Back in these times, you had to return the bottle after you finish your drink. So what…

Chocolate is a delicious aphrodisiac known long ago. Even Casanova took a few sip of hot chocolate before his sexual adventures to increase his appetite. It is full of happiness hormones, so we gladly turn to chocolate on a rainy, sad, lonely evening to cheer ourselves up. It is also inspiring for directors: the movie Chocolat depicts a woman (Juliette Binoche) who has a real passion for the South-American plant and opens a chocolate shop in a little French village and perturbs everything. The origin of chocolate The plant is native to South America, it is proven that the Mayans grew it around 600 AD. The Indians also used other…

If you ever tried the Irish coffee you this recipe will be similar. This coffee is prepared similar to Irish, but instead of whiskey, you will need to add a shot of liqueur (Baileys is preferred). It is often served in a special liqueur coffee glass with the top of the rich cream. This coffee is very popular in Galicia, Spain where they considered this coffee as their traditional drink and there it is known as guajillo, but instead of Baileys, they put strong alcohol such as aguardiente or rum. There are a lot of types of liqueur coffees and their name varies from country to country. In some cases,…

When the weather becomes nice and the sun is shining, the season of cold coffees also arrives. Besides frappe and iced coffee, cold brew is available to drink too. This type of coffee is indeed cold brewed. Those who are more deeply interested in the topic may also try to prepare it at their home. No brewing is needed During the method of cold brew, the coffee grounds is soaked in cold or room temperature water for 10 to 12 hours and filtered before use. This seems a very long time, but when you consider that the machine presses the 90-96 degree Celsius water through the coffee grounds under pressure…

White Russian was created by Gustave Tops -a Belgian barman- in 1949, along with the black Russian, which is in fact a White Russian without any cream. So, the drink’s country of origin has nothing to do with it’s name. White Russian is a satisfying and rich drink blended from vodka, coffee liqueur, and light cream. The best time for it’s consommation is after dinner. This one-stop source of alcohol, sugar, caffeine, and milk fat has it all. Most of us know this amazing cocktail from the cult movie The Big Lebowski (1998), which is a California-noir cult comedy classic made by The Coen brothers. It was inspired by another…

According to the legend, the first Irish Coffee was born in the southwestern port of Ireland, Foynes, in the early 1940’s. The café of the harbor was the first destination of the tired, frozen passengers arriving from the United States. The store employee Joe Sheridan invented the drink, which warmed both the body and the soul of the passengers. When one of the “coffee expert” travelers asked about the served drink, “Is this Brazilian coffee?” Joe quickly responded, “no, this is Irish coffee”! So the new drink already obtained its new name. Since then, the International Airport of the region moved to Shannon, but the coffee bar was named after…

Bulletproof coffee is the new craze of the Silicon Valley, the Wall Street and Hollywood. It is not an Italian style coffee, but it reached an enormous popularity in a very short time. Brokers, actors, power-seeking CEO’s started to use it because of it’s fat-reducing and IQ improving effects. Many consider it as a kind of legal drug. The bulletproof coffee was invented by Dave Asprey tech guru, who was inspired by the Tibetan yak butter tea which is consumed by sherpas and monks to enhance their performance above 6000 m or just to keep their life functions while there are harsh conditions. So Dave Asprey tasted the original in…

When we talk about white coffee, think about the black coffee with added milk. There are a lot of variations and types of this coffee, but some of the world’s most common are the following: café latte, café Au Lait, café Breva, café Macchiato, café Latte Fredo, café Mocha, espresso con Panna, espresso Granita, Frappe, Indian filter coffee, Hammerhead or Shot in the dark, Ice coffee, Cuban coffee, Arabica coffee, Irish coffee, Kopi Tubruk, Lungo, Ristretto, Melya, Vietnamese coffee, cafe crema, Ipoh white coffee etc. In this article, we will mention some of them. Caffe Latte Or just Latte (in Italian the word latte means milk), comes from Italy, and…

One of the ancestral homes of coffee is the city of Kaffa located in the southwest region of Abyssinia. The worldwide known namings, coffee, and caffeine are derived from the name of the city. It became known by the help of the Arabs from the 15th century. The Turks took it over from the Arabs, and although the state has repeatedly banned it, soon the coffee became their most popular luxury good. Initially, mostly soldiers and intellectuals consumed it. Later, however, all Muslims willingly sat for hours in silence while drinking coffee, smoking drugs and tobacco. The first coffee advocates sipped their drink at home, but later they frequented stores…