1.0It's All About Italyhttps://selectitaly.com/blogSelect Italyhttps://selectitaly.com/blog/author/selectitaly/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Ao2pcjyo5D"><a href="https://selectitaly.com/blog/food-wine/moka-usesecrets/">The Secret’s in the Pot: Italian Coffee Revealed</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://selectitaly.com/blog/food-wine/moka-usesecrets/embed/#?secret=Ao2pcjyo5D" width="600" height="338" title="“The Secret’s in the Pot: Italian Coffee Revealed” — It's All About Italy" data-secret="Ao2pcjyo5D" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://selectitaly.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cappuccino-373205_1280.jpg1280853Something that resembles a miniature teapot is none other than one of the most prized possessions of every Italian household: the acclaimed coffee pot. Known as the Moka colloquially, caffettiera in standard Italian, or cuccuma, cicalater, or cogoma in dialect, this essential piece of kitchen equipment varies in build and function from the drip coffee maker so familiar in many American homes, and instead of producing a big, steaming cup of coffee, offers its users a small, espresso-sized cup of true Italian caffè. This caffè is so important that one might argue it’s the lifeblood of the Italian culture (with the average Italian drinking several cups a day, it is definitely flowing through their veins!), and the correct implementation of its making is considered just as significant as preserving the ancient ruins themselves.