Tea & Coffee Culture in Italy: Espresso, Elegance & Ancient Leaves
🇮🇹 Tea & Coffee Culture in Italy: Espresso, Elegance & Ancient Leaves 🍷 Where Coffee is Religion, and Tea is a Quiet Rebellion Italy is known as the spiritual home of espresso — a place where coffee is art, and the ritual of brewing is passed down like recipes. But beneath the froth and flair of Italian café culture lies a lesser-known story: the country’s subtle but growing love for tea. ☕ Coffee in Italy: Quick, Bold, and Beautiful Italy didn’t invent coffee, but it perfected it. Coffee entered Italy in the 16th century via Venetian trade with the Ottoman Empire. It quickly became part of daily life — especially in Naples and Venice — and by the 20th century, Italy had gifted the world with: Espresso — the standard unit of Italian caffeine Cappuccino — only before 11 a.m.! Macchiato — espresso with a “stain” of milk Moka pot brewing — the Italian home ritual In Italy, coffee is **fast but never rushed**. It’s taken standing at a bar, ...