Comments on: New Year? Pasta and Home-made Coffee http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/ A quirky research on Romanness Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:13:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Man of Roma http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-4872 Man of Roma Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:34:44 +0000 http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-4872 Hi and welcome here Zoe! I love all that is Greek and I have been to Greece so many times! I can give you my opinion. You are right, the moka pot, Bialetti-like, that Italians use at home doesn't actually produce the thick cream of a cappuccino or of an espresso you get only at a bar (Italian for coffee place). In Italian bars they use expensive machines that cost a fortune with a totally different technology. But Italians usually like the taste of home-made coffe. I prefer the single cup made by the smallest Bialetti. There are tricks to bypass the bar-cream problem, but the taste is not the same. You can try the Mukka Espress Bialetti, considered a good cappuccino maker for stove, although the cream it produces is not as tasty: but illusions sometimes count. There are also coffee makers for the office which can make some cream (not the real thing, but a bit better): something like the Café Minuetto professional. Usually the office not-so-bad ones are those that grind coffee each time before actually pouring the black liquid on a cup. But they cost more. Ciao, woman of Greece, this is all I can tell you. Hi and welcome here Zoe! I love all that is Greek and I have been to Greece so many times!

I can give you my opinion. You are right, the moka pot, Bialetti-like, that Italians use at home doesn’t actually produce the thick cream of a cappuccino or of an espresso you get only at a bar (Italian for coffee place). In Italian bars they use expensive machines that cost a fortune with a totally different technology. But Italians usually like the taste of home-made coffe. I prefer the single cup made by the smallest Bialetti. There are tricks to bypass the bar-cream problem, but the taste is not the same. You can try the Mukka Espress Bialetti, considered a good cappuccino maker for stove, although the cream it produces is not as tasty: but illusions sometimes count. There are also coffee makers for the office which can make some cream (not the real thing, but a bit better): something like the Café Minuetto professional. Usually the office not-so-bad ones are those that grind coffee each time before actually pouring the black liquid on a cup. But they cost more.

Ciao, woman of Greece, this is all I can tell you.

]]> By: Zoe http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-4871 Zoe Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:48:06 +0000 http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-4871 Hello everyone! I'm a Greek woman and I've just spent my weekend in Milan. Oh, it was really great, although it was raining since Saturday afternoon until yesterday afternoon, while I was leaving for Athens. I very much like Italians and everything Italian in general, language as well(io parlo un poco Italiano!) and my trip yesterday was a dream of a lifetime. I feel so lucky I managed to visit Italy, even for such a little time. Anyway, I have one question about Italian coffee: I've bought 2 machinettas of different size , but the coffee I get has no cream, it is totally black. I asked the shop assistant at Bialletti shop in Milan if Italians drink this kind of coffee without crem and she said, yes. The think is, when I order espresso at cafes, I always get that nice, thick cream on top, which I never managed to make with my machinetta. Is it because you can only have this with an electric espresso maker? Please, let me know the answer, otherwise I will always try to get a creamy espresso with my machinetta...! Hello everyone!

I’m a Greek woman and I’ve just spent my weekend in Milan. Oh, it was really great, although it was raining since Saturday afternoon until yesterday afternoon, while I was leaving for Athens.

I very much like Italians and everything Italian in general, language as well(io parlo un poco Italiano!) and my trip yesterday was a dream of a lifetime. I feel so lucky I managed to visit Italy, even for such a little time.

Anyway, I have one question about Italian coffee: I’ve bought 2 machinettas of different size , but the coffee I get has no cream, it is totally black. I asked the shop assistant at Bialletti shop in Milan if Italians drink this kind of coffee without crem and she said, yes. The think is, when I order espresso at cafes, I always get that nice, thick cream on top, which I never managed to make with my machinetta.
Is it because you can only have this with an electric espresso maker?

Please, let me know the answer, otherwise I will always try to get a creamy espresso with my machinetta…!

]]> By: ManofRoma http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-1132 ManofRoma Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:00:35 +0000 http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-1132 @Falcon Ah ah ah, ok, Falcon. Pity in any case. I adore Indian cooking. I asked Poonam also for a recipe but she didn't reply on that. Have a good day (or night) @Falcon
Ah ah ah, ok, Falcon. Pity in any case. I adore Indian cooking. I asked Poonam also for a recipe but she didn’t reply on that. Have a good day (or night)

]]> By: Falcon http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-1130 Falcon Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:29:08 +0000 http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-1130 @Man of Roma Hey I Didn't say I will contribute any recipies all I said I am ready to gobble down anything u two prepare!!!! @Man of Roma
Hey I Didn’t say I will contribute any recipies all I said I am ready to gobble down anything u two prepare!!!!

]]> By: ManofRoma http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-1128 ManofRoma Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:35:36 +0000 http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-1128 @Falcon Any contribution is of course welcome, dear Falcon! By the way, I also absolutely adore Indian cooking, wow. It took me longer to appreciate it since Chinese cooking, for example, has flavours somewhat similar to Western flavours, for climate reasons maybe. But, as they say, when beauty is harder to get, the pleasure obtained is greater. All my best regards @Falcon
Any contribution is of course welcome, dear Falcon! By the way, I also absolutely adore Indian cooking, wow. It took me longer to appreciate it since Chinese cooking, for example, has flavours somewhat similar to Western flavours, for climate reasons maybe. But, as they say, when beauty is harder to get, the pleasure obtained is greater.

All my best regards

]]> By: Falcon http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-1126 Falcon Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:48:30 +0000 http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-1126 @Man of Roma @Autmn Snow I hope by this time u two have mastered the art of making pasta and Cookin... I'll be glad to offer my services as guinnie Pig. LOL(Only dictionary knows the spellin') @Man of Roma
@Autmn Snow

I hope by this time u two have mastered the art of making pasta and Cookin…
I’ll be glad to offer my services as guinnie Pig. LOL(Only dictionary knows the spellin’)

]]> By: ManofRoma http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-890 ManofRoma Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:01:24 +0000 http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-890 @Maryann Bari, I adore Puglia. I often go there for work. Lovely cooking there also, by the way, and excellent people! I will hunt for the post on how to make a good caffè with moka pots and a lot more. >I am especially interested in food, music, good company, and wine ... ..all put together for simple joy This seems so delighfully Italian! You Italian Americans are intriguing (and almost unknown to me). I will explore your web log further. PS From this post you get a general idea of my blog: http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2007/09/09/man-of-rome/ :-) @Maryann
Bari, I adore Puglia. I often go there for work. Lovely cooking there also, by the way, and excellent people! I will hunt for the post on how to make a good caffè with moka pots and a lot more.

>I am especially interested in food, music, good company, and wine … ..all put together for simple joy

This seems so delighfully Italian! You Italian Americans are intriguing (and almost unknown to me). I will explore your web log further.
PS
From this post you get a general idea of my blog: http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2007/09/09/man-of-rome/
:-)

]]> By: Maryann http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-888 Maryann Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:26:17 +0000 http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-888 Thank you for visiting my site. I have been reading yours and finding it very interesting. Now on the subject of cooking..(here I roll up my sleeves)..I have posts on good Sunday sauce and how to make a good caffe with moka pots, so maybe I can help you with your resolution. My grandparents came from Bari, so I am heavily influenced by southern cooking. I will be back to read some more. I am especially interested in food, music, good company, and wine..all put together for simple joy :) Thank you for visiting my site. I have been reading yours and finding it very interesting. Now on the subject of cooking..(here I roll up my sleeves)..I have posts on good Sunday sauce and how to make a good caffe with moka pots, so maybe I can help you with your resolution. My grandparents came from Bari, so I am heavily influenced by southern cooking.
I will be back to read some more. I am especially interested in food, music, good company, and wine..all put together for simple joy :)

]]> By: Poonam Sharma http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-839 Poonam Sharma Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:18:35 +0000 http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-839 yes, Masala means spices. I certainly do not have knowledge if every family has their own massalas. Because these days we buy branded spices, only preferences and combinations may be different. Unlike in old days, each one would prepare their spices at home. Ashish is there on and off these days. What Indian recipe you want, I can always ask my mother or grandmother. yes, Masala means spices. I certainly do not have knowledge if every family has their own massalas. Because these days we buy branded spices, only preferences and combinations may be different. Unlike in old days, each one would prepare their spices at home.

Ashish is there on and off these days. What Indian recipe you want, I can always ask my mother or grandmother.

]]> By: ManofRoma http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-838 ManofRoma Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:03:24 +0000 http://manofroma.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/new-year-pasta-and-home-made-coffee/#comment-838 @Ashish Ah, does that mean that the only way to capture you back is FOOD? You bad bad glutton boy. I'll flood my blog with tons of *my own* recipes, then, enough to poison the entire planet ah ah ah. It's good you are back, dear friend. Do not leave us .... @Ashish
Ah, does that mean that the only way to capture you back is FOOD? You bad bad glutton boy. I’ll flood my blog with tons of *my own* recipes, then, enough to poison the entire planet ah ah ah. It’s good you are back, dear friend. Do not leave us ….

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