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It's a good video, full of information. Ignore the snarky comment(s). Summarizing: - Italians in the North are less prone to lactose malabsorption than those in the South - They don't drink cappuccinos after 11 because it's heavy to digest - The video includes some information about why milk is hard to digest, and other things
We just don't have any rules on can't have coffee after a meal.
The main reason some places would stop serving coffee after 7pm is because they switch into 'bars', and they'd rather sell alcoholic drinks to make more profit. Many coffee only houses stay open past 10pm, especially in the summer.
It seems this 'don't drink cappuccinos after a certain hour' is mostly a cultural thing.
I'm Italian and have been having breakfast with caffellatte (milk and coffee) for all of my life, but am probably lactose intolerant on some degree. I just can't get the day started without the smell of breakfast. It all depends on what time you wake up, I wake up very late when I'm not working and have breakfast even if it's 2pm. No way I'm skipping it, if I'm out of latte, I go to a bar and have a cappuccino (milk…
How would skimmed milk help with lactose intolerance?
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Neat. I'd kill to have a podcast player with that feature.
I'm Italian (now in the US), and I had some friends come visit in Italy a while ago, and went out to lunch with some of my family. One of my friends ordered a cappuccino mid-lunch and my family almost passed out :)
It’s hilarious how people are so ingrained in their culture that these things affect them so much. Like if I ate a roast dinner for breakfast or took a shower every lunch time, I’d be considered a madman. It sounds absolutely silly but really there’s few good reasons for most of our habits.
The sign of a seasoned traveler is someone who enjoys the quirks of various cultures, instead of ridiculing them.
One of the things that dismays me about the European Union is that each country seems to be losing its identity. Ditto for the United States.
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It’s hilarious how people are so ingrained in their culture that these things affect them so much. Like if I ate a roast dinner for breakfast or took a shower every lunch time, I’d be considered a madman. It sounds absolutely silly but really there’s few good reasons for most of our habits.
My wife insists I'm not allowed to have curry for breakfast! :)
20% of the video is an ad for a VPN. The remaining 80% could be summarized in 2-3 sentences. Do we really need a video?
Because the audience is there. Apparently a lot of people like wikipedia articles paraphrased and read aloud to them.
Must be a market for it. I think Siri does it now.
Honestly this seems BS. Italian Cappuccino cup is small - 6 fl oz. You can handle it at 11am but not 4pm? And as other commenters said, how come Gelato is OK?
The hypothesis of the video is that lactose intolerance is why they don't generally drink cappucinos after 11am. But even a small amount of milk can create a large amount of flatus (gas). And now you're back in the office, in the middle of a meeting. Come to think of it, not a bad idea: next time, cappucinos on the house at lunchtime for everyone! Maybe add a few milk-based Indian sweets to the snack tray too, for mu…
Of my family two are lactose tolerant, and two not. Makes major differences in the milk used.
You can use oat milk.
If you want your coffee to taste like oatmeal, yes.