A popular drink with a stimulating effect. Brazil, Vietnam and Italy are the producers of coffee. Here we describe the various coffees consumed the world over .

Cappucino is a combination of equal parts espresso steamed milk and milk froth. It can be sprinked with cocoa powder that is not sweet or dark chocolate that is grated.

Vietnamese is drip coffee made in a filter. Coffee and hot water are put in the filter. It drips in the cup below. The filter used is smaller to what we use in South India. It is generally taken as black coffee with condensed milk. However,it can be made by adding milk.

Turkish coffee is strong and flavoured. A small pot or ibrik is used to make it. Such a pot was traditionally put in the hot sands of the Mediterranean. Though preferred as black, you can add milk

Americano is espresso, single shot added to hot water. You can have it as iced coffee in hot season. It can be taken with milk just liked brewed coffee. Sugar may or may not be added. Milk is, however, used sparingly to retain the flavour from Espresso.

Caffe Mocha is cappucino or latte with chocolate syrup or powder added.

Caffe Latte is a single shot espresso added to three parts of steamed milk. Latte can be enjoyed with cake.

Espresso is strong black coffee. It is made by forcing steam through dark-roast aromatic coffee beans at high pressure in espresso machine.

A perfectly brewed espresso has thick golden-brown crema or foam on the surface. This makes the sugar float on the surface for some time before it sinks to the bottom. Espresso acts as foundation for cappucino. Espresso can be had as it is or with sugar. You can have it short, i.e. with less water in concentrated form, or long, i.e. with more water though it does not taste strong then.

South Indian coffee is filter coffee made by using a percolater consisting of two cylindrcal cups, one of which is perforated that stands on the top of the tumbler below, which receives the brew. Hot boiling milk is poured nto the coffee decoction and sugar is added.