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Is Americano or Drip Coffee the Correct English Term for American Coffee? Turns Out There's No Americano in America

Published: 2026-01-27 Author: FrontStreet Coffee

Last Updated: 2026/01/27, Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style) 【Coffee Trivia】Do you really know how to make Flat White and Americano? Italians refer to coffee made with espresso as a base and then diluted with water as Americano, but actually the real American coffee, which Americans drink most often, is actually drip coffee

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[Cold Knowledge] Do You Really Know How to Make Flat White and Americano?

Italians refer to coffee made with espresso as a base and diluted with water as Americano, but the real American coffee, which Americans drink most often, is actually drip coffee.

"Welcome to the U.S. Do you want an Americano?" From this sentence, you can see what coffee means in America. Americans drink a cup of coffee before doing anything, showing their love for coffee. They drink it anytime: morning, afternoon, and evening; before work, after work, and during meetings; while shopping, walking dogs, and dating; workers drink it, teachers drink it, police officers drink it; priests drink it, nuns drink it, the Statue of Liberty... hehe, drink it!

It is said that the Apollo 13 spacecraft, which first took humans to the moon, encountered a fatal failure on its return journey. At that time, the ground staff comforted the three astronauts with the words: Keep it up! Rich, hot coffee is waiting for your return.

So undeniably, Americans are the group that loves coffee most in the world, almost inseparable from coffee 24 hours a day. Every day, 400 million cups of coffee are "drunk up." They consume one-third of the world's coffee production, making them the largest coffee-consuming country globally, with an annual trade value of $30 billion, second only to gasoline.

Absolutely Prohibited Coffee Customs

Although Americans love coffee, they don't seem to be very particular about the taste, like a game without rules, absolutely prohibited. Americans don't think much of the European way of preparing coffee; they want to drink freely and heartily, somewhat like old men drinking beer. This can't be blamed on Americans. Generally speaking, Americans are very busy - where would they find the leisure time to enjoy a cup of coffee like Europeans! Americans often have a drip coffee maker running from morning till night. Due to the large amount of water added, the coffee taste is particularly light, and the filter pot is kept on a warming plate until the coffee dehydrates, greatly affecting the coffee's taste.

Moreover, Americans overly emphasize convenience and are committed to selling ground coffee. Little do they know that regardless of whether it's canned or vacuum-packed, no matter how good the seal is, the freshness of coffee powder will be greatly compromised. This has also led Americans to innovate coffee packaging, such as the emergence of metal cans, vacuum extraction, breathable valves, etc., which to some extent extend the freshness retention time of coffee beans, but for coffee powder, it's still of no help. Once ground, regardless of the packaging form, freshness will greatly decrease.

No Americano in America

There is no Americano in America, and there is no Viennese coffee in Vienna either. In fact, "Americano" is not truly American coffee, but rather Italians use espresso as a base, add hot water to dilute it, thus creating a light-tasting coffee. Italians call it Americano, actually implying that Americans are not particular about how they drink coffee.

The real American coffee is actually drip coffee, which is the coffee in American household electric filter pots, and Americans simply call it "Coffee." This makes it understandable why there is no Viennese coffee in Vienna either. In Vienna, the coffee covered with fresh cream on the surface is called einspänner, while pure coffee with milk foam on top is called melange.

Coffee Time

Coffee time is an American corporate tradition and a benefit provided by companies to employees, allowing them to have a breathing space and rest time during busy work schedules. American companies usually have break rooms and provide coffee machines for employees, allowing them to enjoy a cup of coffee and then return to intense work with more enthusiasm. After coffee time, there are often cup stains left on the tables, which is quite interesting.

It is said that during the fierce Civil War, a 19-year-old boy from Ohio carried a bucket of hot coffee to refill the tin cups of frontline soldiers and brought some small biscuits, greatly boosting the soldiers' morale. This was September 9, 1862, considered America's first memorable coffee time.

America has retained this tradition and incorporated it into corporate culture. Facts have proven that coffee time can indeed improve employee work efficiency, which has led some companies to even introduce coffee brands into their internal operations. If you live in Seattle and happen to work at Microsoft headquarters, you'll have endless Starbucks, because Starbucks headquarters is in Seattle, so Starbucks' presence at Microsoft is natural; similarly, if you live in San Francisco and happen to work at Google headquarters, you'll have the privilege of tasting the South American coffee god Juan Valdaz.

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