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[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In southern Europe, almost everywhere has an espresso machine. Only fancy hipster coffee shops have filter coffee. They're not prudes, they just dont see the point in having to have a completely separate machine for coffee that only gets used once a week just to accommodate a bunch of annoying ass tourists.

[–] Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I believe I've been misunderstood. Not having drip coffee doesn't make one a prude. Scorning others for their preferred beverage preparation makes one a prude.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

That's just how it is in many European countries, particularly more towards the south. For them food is sacred and traditional and you can explore whatever crazy stuff you want as long as you do it over there in private and don't fuck with the classics. In north America this sentiment is much less present though I've seen it a bit with poutine for example where they'll argue about how thick the fries should be and what kind of gravy and etc, but maybe that's the French heritage at work.

[–] Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

If you want to set off a poutine purist you gotta change the cheese. Trad poutine is exclusively made with cheese curds. Lots of places that sell "poutine", however, use shredded cheese of some kind or other. Some people go nuts over it, lol.

I can definitely understand the heritage part. You can't just throw a bunch of stuff in a bowl and claim it's a dish that it is not. Coffee is way more broad and varied than something like cacio e pepe though. I still think it's pretty stuck-up to scorn someone over how they like to drink it. Coffee has been served many different ways in many different places all over the globe. We don't have to shun one another over it.