The Coffee. This chalice is a symbol of Italianness, an essential ritual for millions of people. We are of course talking about espresso, the Italian coffee par excellence. We know about it a variety of shapes: narrow, long, hot macchiato, cold macchiato, small cup and large cup. However, some of our ideas about the cup are not the most correct.
A video published on Repubblica.it takes stock of the peculiar story Giorgio CalabreseDoctor and nutritionist who clarifies some of the most widespread doubts about the cup in just over sixty seconds.
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One of them in particular concerns the long coffee, which, according to popular opinion, would be “less exciting” than the classic espresso. All wrong, says Calabrese, who explains: “Caffeine is not present in excess in strong coffee, but in American coffee.” In fact, he continues, “in Totò’s garbage can.” A double, if not triple, dose is taken. We also have to pay attention to the moment we drink it: on an empty stomach, the caffeine is absorbed immediately,” the expert concludes.
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