Cream coffee shop is an example of the penetration into Russia of European traditions and the culture of drinking coffee drinks. In principle, this is an ordinary cafe, designed to quickly meet the needs of visitors in drinks, dishes and desserts. And the main menu of such establishments is coffee and coffee drinks, including coffee cream.
The mood for the beginning of the day
It should be noted that the atmosphere in cream coffee houses is very friendly and cozy, despite the bistro mode of the day. The waiting time for drinks and dishes is usually minimized, all employees of the cream café smile nicely and wish visitors a cheerful day. Easy unobtrusive music sounds. Of course, I want to come back here every morning!
For drinking drinks, special double-bottomed glass or earthenware dishes can be used, as well as light take-away cups called take-away.
Often, an individual approach to each guest in solving the most complex problems is carried out here. For example, in many cream cafes you can order an invigorating drink to your taste and according to your own recipe, indicating the ratio of the ingredients to the waiter or barista at the counter.
Of course, the owners of each institution claim that it is they who prepare the most delicious and fresh cream coffee. Visitors reviews of these drinks can be seen in a special book of reviews and offers, displayed in a prominent place.
Everything in such cafes is made for the convenience of visitors, including the menu. On each page is a complete transcript of the ingredients of the drink or food at an affordable price. And also flaunts a photograph of what you can order. Mention is made of the output of each drink or dish in grams and its calorie content. This is a concern for those who follow the figure or are on a diet.
Everything that is indicated on the menu is prepared immediately in their own kitchens by barists and chefs of the highest categories.
In some establishments, the local barista creates brand new coffee drinks every 3-4 weeks. It is not surprising that visitors leave, for example, the highest and most friendly reviews about cream coffee made with various fruit syrups, spices and seasonings. We will talk about this drink further in more detail.
Basis for cooking
As a basis for cream coffee, special quick mixes from several types of high-quality raw materials of the highest grade “Arabica” or “Robusta” are used. However, in some establishments this is done from freshly fried and ground grains.
That is, the main ingredient remains natural coffee. And other required and optional products are:
- milk or cream;
- sweet component (sugar, honey or molasses);
- flavoring and aromatic ingredient (liquor, citrus zest, cinnamon, mint, cloves, ground almonds or others).
Cream coffee recipe
The named drink has a delicate taste and a light aroma of additives made during the preparation. At home, making cream coffee is not too difficult. Even a novice hostess can handle this.
Composition:
- natural coffee brewed in Turk - 100 ml;
- ultra-pasteurized milk - 100 ml;
- fat cream - 50 ml;
- sugar - 40 g;
- chocolate liquor - 30 ml;
- dark chocolate - 15 g.
Cooking looks like this:
- Bring the milk to a boil.
- Remove it from the fire.
- Add sugar and mix.
- Pour in cream at room temperature and mix again.
- Add the chocolate liquor. By the way, you can take creamy.
- Beat the resulting mass a little with a hand blender.
- A large volume is not needed, a foamy consistency is needed.
- Pour the creamy milk into the cream coffee glasses.
- Add the espresso pre-brewed in a Turk or in a coffee machine to an almost full volume.
- Garnish with dark bitter chocolate. It can, if desired, be replaced with unsweetened cocoa.
What is the drink served with?
Although coffee cream already combines a coffee drink and a dessert, other goodies can be tasted as a complement to it. These include:
- desserts made with ground coffee beans;
- creams, mousses and ice cream made from cocoa, coffee or chocolate;
- desserts without coffee in the composition;
- a variety of fresh pastries (buns, croissants, muffins, muffins, portioned pieces of pies, cookies and much more).