Today, we're gonna cover how you can make your Americanos taste way, way better.

今天我們要討論如何讓你的熱美式喝起來更、更、更好喝。

This is actually a little hack that I posted before several years ago.

我其實在好幾年前就有拍過一個影片討論這個小技巧。

That video, sadly, now lost forever.

很可惜的那個影片現在已經永久消失了。

What do you need?

你需要什麼呢？

Well, you need an Americano and then you need two spoons.

你所需要準備的就是當然是一杯熱美式，然後還有兩隻湯匙。

So the basis of the hack is this: crema is beautiful but does not taste very good.

今天這個小技巧的重點就是，表層的泡沫很美沒錯，但是喝起來其實沒那麼好喝。

Now, I learnt this method from the guys at the Coffee Collective in Denmark in Copenhagen.

這技巧我是從丹麥哥本哈根的咖啡店 Coffee Collective 那邊學來的。

They taught it to me, and it was kind of a game changer for me.

他們教我這個小技巧，然後基本上顛覆了我的世界。

All you're gonna do is you're gonna make an Americano.

你所需要做的就是先做一杯熱美式。

Once the crema has all settled a little bit, you gonna get your two spoons and then scoop off the foam, the crema from the top of the Americano.

等到泡沫穩定下來之後，拿兩支湯匙然後將咖啡表面的泡沫舀掉。

That's all you need to do, and it's gonna taste twice as good.

就這樣，然後你的熱美式會比原來的好喝兩倍。

[Why does this work?]

[原理是什麼？]

Well, turns out, the crema looks amazing, but that foam tends to suspend tiny little pieces of coffee, and things that just taste quite bitter.

實際上，泡沫雖然看起來很讚，但是那層泡會將小部分的咖啡懸浮著，讓你喝它時感覺更苦。

When you take them away, the whole drink gets less bitter.

你將泡沫移除後，喝起來就比較不苦了。

You might ask if I don't want an Americano to taste like an Americano, why don't I just make a filter coffee?

你可能會想問：「如果我不想要我的美式喝起來像美式，那我為何不要乾脆做一杯濾泡式的咖啡就好？」

That is a good question.

這是一個好問題。

Sometimes you just don't have access to a filter coffee brewer, and you may have access to a home espresso machine.

因為有時候你周邊剛好沒有濾泡式咖啡的器具，但是你可能有家庭式的義式咖啡機可以用。

[Two bonus tips.]

[加碼兩個技巧]

If you use a commercial machine, try tasting freshly heating water versus water straight from the spout.

如果你是用商業用的咖啡機，試著比較看看剛煮好的熱水和從咖啡機熱水噴嘴出來的熱水。

At the most extreme, steam a pitcher of water hot and use that to make Americano.

或者更極端的，將少量的水蒸熱來做美式。

The freshly heated water, so much better.

剛煮好的熱水泡的好喝太多了。

Second little bonus tip.

第二個額外小撇步。

This works with an espresso.

這個方法適用於義式濃縮咖啡。

You can scoop the creme off an espresso, and I think get sometimes a more complex, more vibrant espresso as a result.

你可以將濃縮咖啡上面的泡沫舀掉，我覺得會得到更豐富、更活潑的口感。

Now, I'm not recommending that you start getting rid of the crema on the espresso you serve or drink at home, but I would recommend trying it at least once.

我現在不是在建議你們以後都要把濃縮咖啡上面的泡沫舀掉，但我認為你們至少要試一次看看。

It is super delicious.

真的超級好喝。

It's fun.

也很有趣。

Go make better coffee.

去做杯好喝的咖啡吧！

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