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Max Fry is a well-known Russian author. In fact, this is not his real name, but a pseudonym under which more than one person is hiding. Initially, two people wrote under the Max Fry brand: Svetlana Martynchik and Igor Stepin. However, later Svetlana Martynchik began to write on her own.
The most famous works of Max Fry include a cycle about Exo, namely three series: "Exo Labyrinths", "Exo Chronicles" and "Echo Dreams". Thanks to them, the authors have gained well-deserved popularity. However, in addition to them, they also wrote separate book series and single books. Including the "Coffee Book". It was published in 2009 by the Amphora publishing house.
Despite the fact that the author of this work is Max Fry and his name is on the cover, in fact "The Coffee Book" is a collection-anthology of various stories, authored by a variety of people. Among them we can see Marina Bogdanova, Oksana Sanzharova, Asya Vaisman, Katie Trend, Leia Lyubomirovskaya, Alexander Shuisky and many others. There are twenty-three stories in the book.
The presented collection contains several stories by each of these authors. And they are all united by a common theme. This is, as you might guess, coffee. Each of the short stories has its own personality, special author's style and charm.
All stories in this book are very different. You want to laugh at some, think at others, and still others make you sad.
A distinctive feature of this book is that it presents author's recipes for making coffee. They complete each story.
For example, this recipe completes the first story from the Coffee Book. It was co-written by Marina Bogdanova and Oksana Sanzharova. The story is called "Coffee Cantata".
Coffee "Granada"
(Sasha's barista recipe)
Sugar needs to be heated in a tiny Turk, then it burns a little to the smell of caramel. Then you should gently shake the Turk several times and throw into it, without looking, one and a half tablespoons of finely ground Arabica. Add there a broken dry clove, three ritual scrapers on a cinnamon stick, a small purple rose and an orange peel. Pour cold boiled water, then simmer the Turk in hot sand until a silk creamy brown cap.
This is how about all the recipes from the book look like. It is flavored with author's inserts, a peculiar flavor and hints of humor.
The book is suitable for people who love coffee and cannot imagine their life without it. They will be able to feel it more fully, discover something new for themselves, learn how to make coffee in various ways.
Also "Coffee Book" is ideal for relaxation, for leisurely reading at the weekend or on vacation. Especially if it fell in the cold season. She is able to cheer up any person. It will also interest lovers of young authors, contemporary prose. "Coffee Book" is able to make you think, look at some problems in a new way, cheer you up.
The book has a sequel called The Tea Book. It, as the name implies, will be dedicated to tea. It will be a great addition for those for whom the "Coffee Book" seemed small.
And finally, a few more recipes for making coffee from the book for connoisseurs of this drink.
Oriental coffee recipe that is drunk at night
- Steal instant coffee in the dining room (you go into the kitchen for an addition of oriental food and pour some coffee into a napkin).
- Pour water from the tap into a cup with the inscription "Leningrad 1980" brought from home. Put the boiler in there, plug it into the outlet.
- Pour instant coffee into a ceramic cup with an oriental ornament, which was given to us here for free.
- Pour boiled water over the coffee. Stir well.
- Pour the resulting drink into a cup with the inscription "Leningrad 1980" brought from home to drink from it.
- If you wish, add sugar (first steal from the dining room).
- Try not to frown.
Spiced coffee
- Four spoons of Kenyan coffee
- Eight grains of cardamom
- One star anise petal
- Ginger - by eye
- Crush cardamom and star anise in a mortar. Grate the ginger. Warm up the spices in a dry Turk, add coffee, add hot water, put on a small fire. Raise the foam cap three times. Remove from heat, easily but persistently knock on the table with a Turk until the foam lightens. Drink while looking at trees and high roofs.
Café creme
- Beat the egg yolks thoroughly with sugar.
- Warm up the milk and add a little to the yolks, stirring all the time.
- As soon as the milk runs out, do the same with freshly brewed and filtered (if brewed in a Turk) coffee.
- In a water bath, beat with a whisk or mixer until creamy fluffy. Serve in cups.
To prepare drinks according to the recipes above, you need coffee beans. However, the question arises: where can you buy it. A good, quality product is rare.
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