Coffee truly has gone global, say the BeMyHost bloggers, the “antennae” of the International Hospitality Exhibition around the world. Christine Salins, for example, tells us what’s happening on the coffee scene in Australia, which all started with the arrival of Greek and Italian immigrants fifty years ago, and concentrated in particular on the city of Melbourne.
Here coffee culture is so strongly rooted as to have given rise coffee circuits, such as the “Walk Melbourne Coffee Tours, organised by former barista and coffee devotee Monique Bayer.
Another expert in the field and keen commentator on baristas is Maria Paoli, who walks the length and breadth of Melbourne with her famous Evolving Success Historical Coffee Trek.
Alternatively, there are the Café Culture Walks and the Hidden Secrets Tours, an exploration of the city’s lesser-known food and beverage locales.”
Closer to home, in Spain, attention is focusing on small but high-quality coffee brands, which roast beans and blend them using a special method, giving rise to a full-bodied coffee in the ever more sophisticated boutique cafés, as Nelson Carvalheiro explains.
“They have to offer a hundred percent quality product. Coffee must have all-natural ingredients and have no additives or artificial ingredients. There is a growing demand from consumers for these ‘higher quality’ products and for bars where customers can find the best espresso. So business owners must buy top-quality, delicately roasted coffee.”
So there are all kinds of coffee experiences to be found around the world, even though sometimes it is just the name that changes. The Spanish cortado for example is an espresso with a dash of hot milk and Australia’s Flat White is an espresso to which non-frothy milk has been added.
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