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Coffee Culture

You Experience

ICED AMERICANO

Why is coffee so special? First of all, it was perfected in Italy, everyone knows that. As is known to all, Korean is big on coffee these days. Believe it or not, according to the latest
Then it was introduced to the whole world due to its unique taste and magical research, Seoul has more than 180,000 cafes, it also has the most Starbucks in the world! Ca-
caffeinated properties. Many countries have incorporated coffee drinking into their fes in Korea are identified as social hangout spots rather than places only to drink coffee, it
own culture.You might have no idea about when drinking coffee became a daily has become a big part of the modern Korean culture. And if you ask which coffee is the most
routine for most generations, but you definitely know what coffee you look for when popular one? It has to be the iced Americano. It is a go-to coffee for a hefty amount of people
you step into a cafe. The coffee flavor and experience you desire might come from in the nation. What’s more, they even have a very unique short name for it, the 아아 (ah ah),
your habits, but there are more cultural factors behind it. Although espresso coffee short for iced Americano (아이스 아메리카노) in Korean, drinking 아아 is definitely the trend
is now the norm, each country retains its own special coffee-drinking traditions. among Korean young generations. “Even if we freeze to death, we’ll still drink iced America-
no…” That’s a very common buzz you would hear among cool kids in Korea nowadays. It is
such a good choice though, without adding any milk or sugar, iced Americano is the healthiest
option (except espresso). So if you see a young girl walk into a cafe on
a freezing cold day asking for “one coffee”, make her a 아아.

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