Yeah the americano is an example of what our people had to put up with saving Europe from itself.
In a few years I imagine y’all’ll get a European style coffee which is just reduced pour over and you’ll hate that like nobody’s business, but you dealt with it to save some Canadian bacon
No, you can easily take espresso-based beverages “black”, too. Or rather, you can easily make them not-black by adding milk, which is pretty common for americanos.
Sure, but then you’re taking it in small cup form rather than as a larger volume drink. That still makes them two very different things.
If I want a nice, large margarita, telling me I can have a couple shots of tequila misses the point. Nothing against tequila, but a mixed drink and a shot are different enough that one is not a substitute for another.
Same with espresso. Americano is much closer in form factor to a latte than straight espresso. And more to my post’s point, most times when people say black coffee they mean drip.
The americanos I’ve had were about the same volume as a regular filter coffee. And even if there was a difference in volume, it wouldn’t matter - “black” vs “with milk” only refers to whether you add any amount of milk.
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Then you take it black, like my heart.
But black coffee and espresso are two completely different things. Are you suggesting instead they get an Americano?
Filter coffee. Only way to have it.
I’ll go as far as Turkish coffee, but Americano doesn’t taste good at all.
Yeah the americano is an example of what our people had to put up with saving Europe from itself.
In a few years I imagine y’all’ll get a European style coffee which is just reduced pour over and you’ll hate that like nobody’s business, but you dealt with it to save some Canadian bacon
No, you can easily take espresso-based beverages “black”, too. Or rather, you can easily make them not-black by adding milk, which is pretty common for americanos.
Sure, but then you’re taking it in small cup form rather than as a larger volume drink. That still makes them two very different things.
If I want a nice, large margarita, telling me I can have a couple shots of tequila misses the point. Nothing against tequila, but a mixed drink and a shot are different enough that one is not a substitute for another.
Same with espresso. Americano is much closer in form factor to a latte than straight espresso. And more to my post’s point, most times when people say black coffee they mean drip.
The americanos I’ve had were about the same volume as a regular filter coffee. And even if there was a difference in volume, it wouldn’t matter - “black” vs “with milk” only refers to whether you add any amount of milk.