How to make an Espresso Romano

How to make an Espresso Romano. Espresso Romano is an Espresso that is served with a slice of lemon peel by the side of the cup. The lemon is rubbed on the side of the cup to provide a lemon taste. The lemon should not be added into the coffee, as the citric acid will break up the crema.

Steps for making an Espresso Romano using an Espresso machine:

1. Get hold of some dark roasted espresso beans. Oily-looking is the choice bean here. Use the darkest of the espresso coffee beans. Traditional Italian Style! Looking for dark roasted or espresso beans?

2. You want to grind these espresso beans until they are very fine.

3. Pack the grinds into the group (handle) of the espresso machine.

4. Place your cup/s under the group. Turned on your espresso machine. You should see a hazel brown crema appear at the surface of the coffee when its finished.

Depending on who you talk to the origins of the Espresso Romano range from "needing the lemon to assist the coffee because of the poor water quality in Rome" to "using the lemon to help sterilise the poorly cleaned demitasse cups" in Roman cafes.

Either way, it helps add a new twist to traditional Espresso.

Return from Espresso Romano back to The Java Cafe