3 interesting coffee recipes you never heard of that taste amazing!
Discovering the Unexplored: 3 Coffee Recipes that Tea-rrifically Tantalize Your Tastebuds
Life's too short for dull tastes, especially when it comes to invigorating morning coffees. It's high time we extend our brewing horizons and dive into a whirl of diverse tastes, aromatic flavors, and innovative gourmet experiences. Here we have gathered and brewed together three unique, lesser-known, yet utterly delicious coffee concoctions that are guaranteed to kickstart your days.
1. Bicerin: A Trip to Turin in a Cup
This delightful drink hails from the cobbled streets of Turin, Italy, renowned for uniting chocolate sweetness, robust espresso, and velvety whipped cream in a seamless harmony.
Ingredients:
- Equal parts of espresso, drinking chocolate, and whipped cream
- Cocoa powder for garnish
Instructions:
Brew your favourite espresso, heat the drinking chocolate, and whip some cream. Layer them in sequence in a small, clear glass. Add a dusting of cocoa powder as the cherry on the top and voila, your delectable Bicerin is ready.
2. Barraquito: Canary Islands' Coffee Marvel
A highly picturesque sunshine-in-a-glass type of coffee, the Barraquito is a true layered delight that artfully combines coffee, Licor 43, condensed milk, frothy milk, cinnamon, and lemon peel. A swirl of flavours!
Ingredients:
- An espresso shot
- Licor 43
- Sweet condensed milk
- Steamed milk
- Cinnamon powder
- Lemon peel
Instructions:
Make layers in a glass in the following order: Licor 43, condensed milk, espresso, frothed milk. Lightly dust with cinnamon, and finally, add a fragrant twist of lemon peel on top. Time to delight into the sun-sational Barraquito!
3. Kopi Jahe: Indonesian Ginger Coffee
A fragrant, spicy, and sweet concoction embraced by delightfully dark Indonesian coffee, meeting zesty, soothing ginger. A true winter warmer that brightens up even the gloomiest mornings.
Ingredients:
- Indonesian ground coffee
- Fresh ginger
- Palm sugar
Instructions:
Brew your coffee as usual. Meanwhile, peel and finely grate fresh ginger. Add ginger and palm sugar to your coffee and let steep for a few minutes. Strain it and pour into a mug. Now, take a sip of your lovely, warming Kopi Jahe and let the magic happen.
Daily Grind Tip
For brewing enchanting coffees every day, remember to use clean, mineral-rich water and freshly ground beans for each batch. It's these small details that make a big difference in every sip.
Before you grind - keep your head up, keep your coffee strong, and learn how to say 'bean' in different languages. After all, coffee is a universal love (pun-intended). As Gustave Flaubert wisely said, "The smell of coffee boiling is one of the greatest inventions." Let's continue to explore this beautiful invention, one unique brew at a time.
