There are many ways to prepare coffee. You can brew a shot of espresso or brew coffee beans in a French press.
But what if you want to do something unusual?
Check out this list of the most incredible ways to make coffee. These drinks will surprise every coffee lover.
Let’s get started!
Egg coffee from Vietnam
Vietnam is one of the leading coffee producers in the world.
For example, they are making one of the best low acid coffees in the world.
In any corner of Vietnam, you can meet local people drinking coffee. As a rule, the best coffee is left for domestic consumption, which is heavily roasted in palm oil. The coffee beans become very oily, and because they are Robusta, the coffee becomes very bitter and strong.
Egg coffee is the most popular coffee drink in Vietnam. It is served in a cup dipped in a bowl of hot water to keep the coffee warm.
Brewing method
You will need:
- 1-2 chicken egg yolks
- Lots of sugar
- Powerful mixer
- Coffee (prepared by any brewing method)
Instructions:
- Heat the egg yolks and beat with plenty of sugar until a thick foam forms.
- Pour coffee and egg foam into a glass in a 1:1 ratio (or use more foam if the coffee is very strong).
- Before serving, be sure to heat the glass and place it in a bowl of hot water so that the egg foam does not settle and cool.
Coffee maker from Finland
Around the world, it is customary to drink coffee with milk or cream, but not in Finland.
There, leipäjuusto cheese (bread cheese), made from goat or reindeer milk, is added to the coffee.
You will need:
- Leipäjuusto cheese
- Freshly brewed coffee (espresso or other)
- Cup, knife, spoon
Instructions:
- Bake leipäjuusto until brown and slightly dried (or buy the cheese).
- Cut the cheese into cubes about the size of sugar cubes.
- Put the cheese in the bottom of the cup, about a tablespoon of cheese for each portion of coffee.
- Fill the cup with freshly brewed coffee.
The cheese melts slowly at the bottom of the cup, giving the coffee a very smooth and creamy taste.
After you finish your coffee, you need to eat the rest of the cheese with a spoon. It should have absorbed some of the coffee and acquired an interesting taste.
This drink is great because it’s coffee and breakfast all in one!
Café de olla from Mexico
Café de olla is a traditional Mexican coffee drink brewed in a clay pot over an open fire.
Typically, a dark French roast is used.
You will need:
- Water – 1 liter
- Brown sugar – 150g
- Treacle – 1 teaspoon
- Cinnamon – 1 stick
- French roasted dark coffee – 50g
Instructions:
- Combine all the ingredients except the coffee in a deep earthenware pot and bring to a boil.
- Stir constantly to dissolve the sugar and molasses.
- Once the mixture has boiled and the sugar and molasses have dissolved, add the coffee, remove from the heat, and cover. Let it simmer for 5-10 minutes.
- Filter and enjoy!
It is very important to consume this drink immediately after it is filtered so that the coffee does not have time to cool down.
Espresso romano from Italy
Espresso romano is espresso with lemon juice and lemon zest. No one is sure how it got its name.
When making this drink, we recommend using freshly ground beans and soft bottled water with a mineralization of 75-250mg/L.
You will need:
- Espresso – 25-30ml
- Lemons
Instructions:
- Wash the lemon.
- Cut slices (3-5mm thick) from the lemon.
- Preheat your cup of espresso.
- Brew a shot of espresso.
- Squeeze juice from a slice of lemon into the espresso and serve immediately.
Pharisäer from Germany
This drink was invented 200 years ago in the north of Germany. Some people say it was created because it was a good way to keep warm in a cold climate. Others say it was invented so that a local pastor would not know that his congregants were drinking rum.
You will need:
- Freshly brewed coffee (3-4 teaspoons of coffee in 120ml water)
- Sugar – 1 teaspoon
- Dark rum – 50ml
- Predicted cream
Step by step process:
- Take the coffee as strong as possible.
- Put the sugar in a cup and pour the freshly brewed coffee.
- Stir to dissolve the sugar.
- Add the rum and mix again.
- Top with whipped cream (hand whipped cream is best).
You can also replace the rum with any other alcohol—whiskey, liqueur, cognac, brandy, etc.
John Beans-I is the resident Editor-in-Chief of MyFriendsCoffee. Before, I never thought about different types of coffee, about different tastes, or about how coffee can affect the body. I just drank coffee from a vending machine in the office or ordered it in coffee shops. But something changed after my friends gave me a coffee machine.
