Short-Term Effects

Hello all,

I'm sorry not to update my blog for a long time.
I'd like to introduce some effects of drinking coffee.

Dr. J. Murdoch Ritchie (n.d., cited in Just About Coffee, 2007) points out that positive effects of drinking coffee are "a more rapid and clearer flow of thought," and softens "drowsiness and fatigue”. Taking a few cups of coffee increases motor activity, and it helps to work more quickly; therefore, typists can finish their work faster and they can reduce making mistakes, for example. However, if people drink too much strong coffee (about 10 cups a day), they may get angry easily and also they may get a diarrhea, vomiting, fever, or mental confusion (Just About Coffee, 2007).

Reference:
Just About Coffee. (2007). Retrieved June 10, 2008, from http://www.justaboutcoffee.com/index.php?file=shorttermeffects

References

http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/coffee_health_risk.htm
http://mideastfood.about.com/od/drinkscoffeetea/r/Turkishcoffee.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappuccino
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latte
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espresso
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_coffee
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%92%E3%83%BC
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BC%B6%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%92%E3%83%BC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_white
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee

Styles

Italian Styles

There are several Italian styles to drink coffee. Probably cappuccino is the most famous Italian coffee style. Cappuccino has three layers – espresso, hot milk and foamed milk – and there is some cocoa on the top (In Japan, people normally put some cinnamon powder on the top of cappuccino).
Caffe latte is also a famous and popular Italian style to drink coffee. In Italian, “latte” literally means “milk”, so “caffe latte” means “coffee with milk”. Caffe latte is called “café au lait” in France and “café con leche” in Spain. People drink caffe latte only for breakfast in Italy. The difference between cappuccino and caffe latte is the amount of the milk: cappuccino has much more milk than caffe latte.What we shouldn’t forget is espresso. Espresso is one of the Italian styles as well, and it is used for the base of both cappuccino and caffe latte. Espresso is very bitter, and it contains 75 mg of caffeine per ounce (about 30 ml). The amount of caffeine which espresso has is almost four times as much as a normal coffee has.

Turkish Styles

In the coffee history, the Italian word “caffe” is adopted by “kahveh”, which is a Turkish word that Turkish Empire, Ottoman, used to use (currently “kahveh” is spelled as “kahve”). Therefore, Turkish style is one of the historical styles to drink coffee.
Turkish coffee is the style for Turkish people to drink coffee. It is thick, bitter and aromatic. How to make Turkish coffee is:
①Put 1 cup of cold water and some sugar (optional) in a small saucepan, and bring it to boil.
②Remove from the stove and add 1 tablespoon of finely ground coffee and a pinch of ground cardamom.
③Put the saucepan on the stove again and bring it to boil.
When you drink Turkish coffee, you need to drink only the top clear layer; otherwise you will drink the ground coffee, too!

Kiwi Styles

Flat white is a Kiwi style. It is also drunk in Australia. Its 1/3 is espresso and 2/3 is steamed milk. Flat white is called “café latte” in North America.

Japanese Styles

There is no Japanese style to drink coffee. However, if you go to a café in Japan, you will see lots of coffee menus on the list. Japanese people tend to name something “like” or “style”, even though it is not used in that way or in the country. For example, Japanese people sometimes put some whipped cream on top of the coffee, and they call it as “Vienna style coffee” or “like Vienna coffee”. However, people in Vienna do not drink coffee like this style, so it is a kind of Japanese style.
Canned coffee is also one of the Japanese styles to drink coffee. In 1965, Mr. Miura developed a canned coffee, and it is probably the first canned coffee in the world. Currently, a wide range of canned coffees such as sugarless, coffee with milk and long black are sold in Japan.
In addition, Japanese people make coffee jellies. They normally put some fresh cream, whipped cream or milk on top of the coffee jelly. It is popular, especially in summer.

Merits and Demerits

Drinking coffee is good for reducing the risk of some serious illnesses, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and heart disease. On the other hand, its caffeine will cause of high blood pressure, acid reflux and unsteady heartbeat. If you drink coffee a cup or two cups a day, you may have those profits. However, if you drink coffee more than three cups, there is the risk of those illnesses because it contains a large amount of caffeine.

How much caffeine?

How much caffeine a cup of coffee has is depending on how the coffee is prepared. For example, 30 ml of instant coffee has 65-100mg of caffeine. On the other hand, 30 ml of drip coffee has 115-175 mg of caffeine. Even decaf coffee has about 3 mg of caffeine per cup (30 ml capacity).

* A cup of tea (1/4 litre) has 30 mg to 90 mg of caffeine.

History

I will tell a little bit about coffee's history.

According to Wikipedia, coffee was discovered in Ethiopia in 9th century. Then it spread to Egypt, Yemen, and the Middle-East. From the Middle East, coffee spread to Italy, and then all over Europe. The place where Ethiopian people used for growing coffee is called “Kaffa”. In 1600s, the word “coffee” was adopted into English. The word is from “caffe”, which is an Italian word.

My Topic

Hello.
My topic is "coffee".
Coffee is one of my favorite beverages, and it is drunk all over the world. Some countries, such as New Zealand, have their original style to drink coffee. In New Zealand, for example, most cafes sell 'flat white', and foreigners are usually unfamiliar with it.
I would like to know what the other countries' style to drink coffee are and its history etc., so I chose this topic to research.

Hope you enjoy reading my topic :-)