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For many people, the morning ritual can't be completed without a cup of coffee.
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Sometimes maybe even two.
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The pick-me-up drink is enjoyed around the globe by many cultures in tons of ways.
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Let's take a look at how people enjoy their coffee in different parts of the world.
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Vietnamese egg coffee was invented in 1946, during a wartime milk shortage.
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Egg yolk and sweetened, condensed milk are whipped together to give the coffee a thick and creamy consistency.
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Australians love their flat white, which is similar to a latte, but smaller.
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Microfoam or steamed milk is poured over a shot of espresso.
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Kaapi, or South Indian filter coffee, is made by mixing hot coffee with frothed milk and boiled milk.
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It's served in a dabarah and tumbler.
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The drink is poured back and forth between the two devices to thoroughly mix the ingredients and cool it down.
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Ethiopia is considered the birthplace of the coffee plant.
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Households often host coffee ceremonies three times per day.
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The ceremony involves making coffee from raw beans, which are roasted in a pan.
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After the beans are ground, they're brewed in a pot, called a jebena.
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Once it's finished, the host pours the coffee from the jebena into small, handleless ceramic cups.
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In the Middle East, Qahwah, or Arabic coffee, can include spices like cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and saffron.
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Arabic coffee is sometimes prepared and served in a traditional coffee pot called a dallah.
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Traditional Turkish coffee is brewed in a pan filled with hot sand.
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The water and ground coffee beans are put in a coffee pot, called a cezve, in the sand until it begins to boil and foam at the top.
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The heat can be adjusted by putting the coffee deeper in the sand.
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The Greek frappé is said to have been invented by mistake, by a Nescafé representative who mixed cold water with instant coffee in a shaker after they couldn't find any hot water.
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The drink is made up of ice, instant coffee, water, and sugar.
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The popular drink is served in almost all cafés in Greece today.
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Espresso, originated in Italy, is a classic choice for anytime of the day.
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The coffee is brewed by using pressure to force a small amount of boiling water through finely ground coffee beans.
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Italy introduced the first steam-pressure coffee machine, which we now know as the espresso machine.
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When in Sweden or Finland, try kaffeost, or coffee cheese.
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Hot coffee is poured over Finnish cheese curds called leipäjuusto.
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The cheese curds soak up the coffee like bread.
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Irish coffee is said to have been invented in the winter of 1943 to warm up guests in the airport restaurant near Limerick.
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The cocktail is hot coffee, Irish whiskey, and sugar, topped with cream.
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Café bombón is a staple espresso drink in Spain.
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The coffee is best served in a glass cup,
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Which allows you to see the layers of condensed milk, espresso, and crema.
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Café Cubano is served at all hours of the day in Cuba.
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The small, strong drink has espresso and demerara sugar, whipped with the first few drops of espresso to create a creamy foam.
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Café de olla is a traditional Mexican specialty coffee made with ground coffee, cinnamon, and piloncillo, or unrefined cane sugar.
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Café de olla is typically served in a clay mug, which is said to enhance the flavor.
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Cafezinho is a popular coffee drink in Brazil.
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Traditionally it's a small cup of filtered coffee served with a lot of sugar.