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Well I’m Italian and I drink Cappuccino at every hour... I don’t have troubles with lactose but there’s absolutely no “rules” to don’t drink cappuccino at 4PM or 8PM. More often people in Italy make breakfast with brioches and cappuccino, but just because the coffee here is veeery small compared to American coffe.
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
I suppose hard to digest could be made to mean, makes you sleepy but I find coffee wakes people up and why is it ok to be sleepy before noon
If it means makes your stomach unhappy then avoid it, not have it and be uncomfortable
Italians have indeed the best espressos/ristrettos that I've ever had the pleasure of drinking, but other than that the origin coffee culture is pretty much non-existing in Northern Italy (I've never been to the South). Comparatively speaking Milano is a desert when it comes to origin coffee shops, and the same goes for their hip neighbours across the Alps, i.e. Paris. From my direct experience European cities furthe…
- A tidy coffee machine. Coffee grounds are home for all kinds of living organisms that can make or break a cup of coffee. This is the killer factor.
- The water (hardiness, etc). Madrid has, arguably, one the best tap water in Spain and probably tops most European capitals. Most islands in the Mediterranean have sorry coffee due to the use of treated saltwater as tap water - from tap right into your espresso. Yuck! (obviously not a problem at a 5 star place where they use mineral water).
- The milk. For the best experience try the coffee in Galicia, and some parts of the North of Portugal. Some rural towns with a tradition in dairy production can give you a pleasant surprise if you're looking for that creamy taste with a foamy light texture. Rural areas is also where dirty machines dwell, so it's not a guaranteed good experience.
- The coffee and coffee culture. Generally most places carry the national/local brands. Italy definitely has the best mass produced coffee brands, but Portugal is a close second for their awesome ristrettos. The rest of cities or neighborhoods... It depends on how upscale they are. Ie. Chamberí is smart and upscale. I'm not comparing coffee shops with baristas, but the average coffee you get in the off-off places where tourists would not walk in but that account for 99% of all coffee served in Europe.
But I believe that's the least important factor tbh.
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Italian here. We don't usually have cappuccino after 12pm because cappuccino is a breakfast meal. We do have coffee after 12pm tho. For Italian people, cappuccino toghether with lunch / dinner is a taboo, it's like broccoli ice cream we can say :)
It's just milky drinks in general. I always found it weird to see people having milk with lunch in American TV shows. Its sweetness doesn't pair well with saltier lunch and dinner time food. It's not a lactose intolerance problem at all.
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Italian here. We don't usually have cappuccino after 12pm because cappuccino is a breakfast meal. We do have coffee after 12pm tho. For Italian people, cappuccino toghether with lunch / dinner is a taboo, it's like broccoli ice cream we can say :)
Great, now I want to have a taste of broccoli ice cream. Thank you very much...
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Italian here. We don't usually have cappuccino after 12pm because cappuccino is a breakfast meal. We do have coffee after 12pm tho. For Italian people, cappuccino toghether with lunch / dinner is a taboo, it's like broccoli ice cream we can say :)
Great, now I want to have a taste of broccoli ice cream. Thank you very much...
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
Hard to reconcile that theory with the old warm cup of milk before bed for children and adults unable to sleep I suppose hard to digest could be made to mean, makes you sleepy but I find coffee wakes people up and why is it ok to be sleepy before noon If it means makes your stomach unhappy then avoid it, not have it and be uncomfortable
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For those of us who can't watch videos at work for various reasons, I wish every HN submission marked [Video] had a summary. Thank you.
Where do you work that you can't watch a video? What's the reason? Genuinely curious, not insulting/snarky.
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It's just milky drinks in general. I always found it weird to see people having milk with lunch in American TV shows. Its sweetness doesn't pair well with saltier lunch and dinner time food. It's not a lactose intolerance problem at all.
When I was child then I liked milk with everything.
I had already seen that video and I call bs. Claiming lactose malabsorption is a very strong claim, considering it's backed by pretty much no evidence at all. It's really, really bs. And this is not about being Italian or not (full disclosure: I am). We have a lot of milk-based or dairy-based products even in the evening or for dinner (I just had pasta with gorgonzola cheese). Pastries too! Tiramisù is very common in…
It's bollocks, it's just a taste thing. Like I said on another comment, cappuccino works for breakfast because it's sweet (mostly because of the milk), which pairs well with a 'cornetto' (jam croissant). Personally I'm not a fan of milk and much prefer espresso, and I'm not lactose intolerant. Lunch and dinner are salty food, and there's no place for milky drinks. In fact, drinking milk in general is just a breakfast…