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Verity41 t1_iwzsjco wrote

Reply to comment by rattalouie in Coffee machine from 1976 by edwardianpug

Serious Q (as a non-passport holding Midwesterner) - How does one go about ordering a “regular” cup of coffee in Europe then? Is that possible, or is it just espresso everywhere?

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rattalouie t1_iwzw8s5 wrote

An americano is espresso topped up with hot water to fill a large cup. That’s kind of like drip, but will still have the roasted espresso notes.

If you want your typical North American coffee, you can ask for drip, pour over, or an “American coffee.”

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Verity41 t1_ix0gy1z wrote

Good to know, thank you! Will file that info away on the very unlikely chance I find myself on that side of the pond ever haha.

Even I do have two “espresso” machines (a Breville and Nespresso, if the latter even counts to the purists) and a French press at home.

But sometimes you just want that plain ol’ Mr. Coffee Folgers :)

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zap_p25 t1_ix1x5za wrote

Until you are in central/south America and parts of the Caribbean. Then drip is cafe Americano (as that's what translates to American coffee in Spanish).

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Ill-ConceivedVenture t1_iwzt5j9 wrote

You order an Americano, I believe.

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zap_p25 t1_ix1xgbc wrote

Depends on where in the world you are. Americano is actually espresso topped with hot water but in the Americas (specifically the Spanish speaking parts) cafe Americano is standard drip coffee as that's a direct translation for American coffee.

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Ill-ConceivedVenture t1_ix28f7k wrote

Context. We were specifically talking about ordering a 'regular cup of coffee' in Europe.

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