- cross-posted to:
- mehmes@lemmy.ca
- cross-posted to:
- mehmes@lemmy.ca
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In Australia we call it a long black. I think it’s a great name and wish it would catch on across the pond.
Oh we call that a BBC but I’m told it’s confusing to the folks across the other pond (the real pond)
Bold Black Canadiano? I’m pretty sure that’s what it is.
Big-hearted actually, not bold
Writing as a fan of the americano, I think we should just call it what it is. After all, what’s more american than taking something good and watering it down?
Alternatively we could call it the italiano since that’s where it originated. Or “café à l’eau” perhaps, what’s more Canadian than randomly adding french. Calling it “canadiano” feels too “freedom fries” to me.
“Canadese” is “Canadian” in italian, so that would also change compared to Americano (American in Italian)
Lungho Nero?
I mean an Americano is just watered down espresso and AFAIK was coined to make fun of the Americans.
But what does that say about yourself when that’s apparently the kind of coffee you want?
Seems to be right. Not that the making fun of was accurate, but if you have a bunch of toxic men who think espresso puts hair on your chest, seeing folks drink drip coffee is probably embarrassing even though it’s objectively got more caffeine and a completely distinct flavor.
Americano is not (supposed to be) drip coffee, it’s a shot of espresso with added hot water.
Reread what I said
If it helps, assume I know what I’m talking about. That should steer you straight.
I don’t know if it was so much “Make fun of” as the sentiment was “They can’t handle it” similar to how certain cultures eat relatively spicy food tease those who can’t handle it. I don’t have direct evidence for that part, and my source was a friend of mine who was a foreign exchange student from France who explained it to me as such.
Right that’s the toxic masculinity/hair on your chest aspect. Espresso is in general easier on your stomach than drip and it’s certainly easier to drink (worst case it’s a shot). So even though the driver was toxic masculinity, as per usual that toxicity wasn’t even valid.
Ironically in the middle of being toxic the Europeans invented something called an Americano that Americans don’t drink, doesnt have the rich flavors of what it’s making fun of, has less caffeine than what it’s making fun of, and is actually harder to drink (because of the shit flavor) than the thing it waters down. It’s a massive dumb backfire driven by toxic masculinity from the romance states.
A Canadiano sounds pretty good rn what’s in it
ELBOWS UP
Surprising that anyone would want to take ownership of the Americano
I like them :(. They’re very similar to coffee but a bit stronger
yeah, it’s one of my favourite coffees. I like perc-brewed black coffee already, americano has all the, uh, “perks” of it but also the richer flavour of an espresso. So good.
I’ve never met someone who prefers percolators, nice.
It’s time for the percolator.
Dunno if I’d say I prefer perc coffee but I have a really good quality moccamaster that makes very fine perc, it’s great. I never got behind the French press superiority arguments, I find it tends to bring out the acidity in the roasts i prefer. I do love a good watered down espresso though, probably more than perc cup-for-cup, but i couldn’t drink four of them over the day
Does moccamaster make percolators too? I’ve only seen their filter coffee makers.
Oh, that might be regional terminology. Drip coffee makers are called percolators where i live, but I see from google that the terms aren’t always synonyms
It’s not to say they can’t be delicious and can certainly be nicer than a lot of preparations if it is rooted in a nice espresso shot.
However, the origin story is that American GIs couldn’t handle espresso and made Italians water it down to make it more like “coffee back home”, hence the name.
I’d imagine an authentic Canadiano would at least have some cheese curds in it.
It was stupid with the freedom fries and it’s still stupid today
It’s funny and the Americans being salty about this one, when their country is becoming more and more fascist every day, are even funnier. Get mad about real important things, not this 😂
Those Americans need to look in a mirror first, with their “freedom fries”, because France decided not to back them in their needless war in Iraq.
chuckles and sips Brazilian cafézinho
A canadiano is actually a cup of drip coffee with two espresso shots
I could’ve sworn that was a redeye
What desperate soul invented this, I hope they’re doing better now, wherever they are
Considering that Finns drink far more coffee than Italians, it might have something to do with living close to the pole. Those dark winters are brutal and the long light in the summer isn’t exactly great for sleep quality, either.
Cafe con aqua
But…isn’t the Italian word for “Canadian” “canadese”?
Canadese nuts
Yes, in Italian it doesn’t ot sound right… Anyway…
As someone who knows very little of other languages…what sounds “wrong” about it?
I mean, if we called them Canadese, it would be fucking weird…but that works for countries like China, who we call Chinese.
But English is fucking weird. We are five languages duct-taped together and making up rules as we go along. We don’t even have woke gender rules like most of Europe.
No, I’m Italian and this sounds fake Italian, that’s all.
exactly
Weirdest experience I ever had back in my barista days was an older gentleman approaching my counter and ordering a “GI Coffee”. I had no idea what he meant and he had to explain it to me. It’s an Americano.
Nowadays GI is more likely to be associated with gastrointestinal. In that context, “GI coffee” takes an interesting meaning.
