Coffee as a ritual

Turning drinking coffee into a ritual is an individual metter,as shown by the biographies of genius minds, eccentric artist and creators. For example, Turman Capote, author of ,, Breakfast at Tiffany’s” would never start writing without coffee, which he consumed during the early hours of his working day, later in the day, he would switch to mint tea. Honoré de Balzac ,the most important literary artist of the French realism and an experienced hedonist, drank several litres of coffee per day. Some biographers even out it at fifty cups per day. This is understandable, having in mind the time he spent working, which made him one of the most prolific authors of all times. Beethoven composed drinking a cup of coffee made from exactly sixty ground beans,when it came to black coffee.

Obsession with coffee that arose in 17^thcentury Europe,both because of its flavor and because of caffeine,the magic ingredient with several effects that makes coffee what it is, caused numerous experiments and techniques of coffee brewing. Italy clamed global renown with its famous espresso and other recipes, even though the first apparatus for the preparation of this typeof coffee – now thw most popular type in the world – was designed in France. Today , there are four types of coffee, so we see the most diverse habits in Cuba, Middle East…

Author of text: Denic Saska