Where Did Espresso Come From?

No, not Seattle! Seattle is definitely responsible for popularizing espresso, but they did not invent it by any means. Espresso came from Italy, and the machine was created by Luigi Bezzera in the early 1900s, though the patent for the machine was soon stolen by Desidero Pavoni... sound familiar? He is the creator of the famous La Pavoni line of espresso machines, but he did steal the original idea for the first espresso machine and credit it to himself.

Along those lines, the first espresso machine was named the Fast Coffee Machine. When you translate fast in Italian, it is "espresso", and thus, the Espresso Machine was born. It all makes sense now, doesn't it? Espresso is normally made of Arabica beans because they are said to be higher quality than Robusta. However, Robusta does contain more caffeine, so espresso actually will have less caffeine than a cup of coffee. Very interesting!

Additionally, the term "bars" that is used for espresso machines works to describe the pressure that is above sea level. Espresso machines normally work from 9 to 18 bars of pressure, so that means that it will take nine times the amount of pressure to produce a shot of espresso than it would at sea level.

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