The amazing and mysterious Flat White!
I am definitely going to miss the dominant café culture of Australia, which provides amongst other things, the best coffee we have ever had. (Visitors agreed!). However, I am not going to miss the coffee nearly as much as Jaime will. He is completely in love. I actually think he would stay in Australia so he would not have to leave the coffee. We are not totally sure of the exact secret as to why Australia and Melbourne in particular, has the best coffee, but they do and they are proud of it! They never serve drip coffee here, just espresso. Every coffee is freshly ground and made to order and at that perfect drink-on-the-spot temperature and some cafes even make their own espresso blends with beans from around the world. Jaime loves his flat whites so much that he has been talking about getting a professional grinder and coffee-maker like the ones they use in the cafes. As I began to realize he was serious about this ‘investment’ we made a deal that he/we would take a barista course in order to learn the secrets of how to make this amazing coffee like the Aussies. So we took a morning barista course, where we actually came out with a certificate that would allow us to get a job if we wanted, so we knew this was the real thing. We made every type of coffee possible and learned that the flat white is not that different from the latte, its just less of the ‘silky cream’ and more of the milk, all of which results in layers when the milk is properly steamed. We also learned that one of the main factors of making good coffee is the amount of water pressure used by your machine during the brewing process (and of course how good you are at coffee art). Which means that Jaime will have to get his professional machine, now that he is a professional barista with the certificate to prove it! Its gonna take some practice to perfect the flat white, but we’re bringing em home!
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