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Writing as a fan of the americano, I think we should just call it what it is. After all, what's more american than taking something good and watering it down?
Alternatively we could call it the italiano since that's where it originated. Or "café à l'eau" perhaps, what's more Canadian than randomly adding french. Calling it "canadiano" feels too "freedom fries" to me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caff%C3%A8_americano#Origin
That said, why not Canadiano. Sometimes you want more and a litttle hydration in there. It's hard to sip an espresso for more than a couple of minutes.
Agree it feels kind of "freedom fries"-ey but remember that freedom fries were a US republiQan idiocy in a pathetic attempt to mock the French for being too smart to get balls-deep in the Iraq II war. No one but complete koolaid-drinking Qanuts say 'freedom fries' now because (a) the French were correct anyway and (b) fries are Belgian.
In that sense, this is probably better and has a chance of sticking.
It's not the same situation as freedom fries at all, but it has the same sort of cringe feel to me. Just like french fries, the americano isn't really american. We're not 'sticking it' to anyone here, so it rubs me the wrong way a little. I hardly have a strong opinion on it though.
It should be left Americano. It’s called that because Americans couldn’t handle the stronger coffee or espresso and wanted it watered down. Weak. “Americano” is kinda insulting by itself. But whatever works for you.
I used to look down on the Americano, but as I got older I realized sometimes I'm more in the mood for one than espresso or a milky drink.
It's the same amount of coffee, just in lower concentration. You can also sip on it longer before you run out.
Surprising that anyone would want to take ownership of the Americano
I like them :(. They’re very similar to coffee but a bit stronger
yeah, it's one of my favourite coffees. I like perc-brewed black coffee already, americano has all the, uh, "perks" of it but also the richer flavour of an espresso. So good.
This took me a second to process. Is filter coffee "coffee" in north America?
Freedomlandian here, keep it up. I'm so fucking ashamed of my country. If someone gets butthurt about petty stuff like this, good.
I'll back you up: This likely upsets the right (in both senses of the word) people. This and all the upside-down merch. Keep going you glorious-and-upset-yet-polite people north of the border.
PS: please keep sending maple syrup, and thank you.
while I support Canada boycotting the US, you have to admit this in particular is "freedom fries" tier patriotism. it was embarrassing then, and it is embarrassing now.
We changed the nane of a product because you haven't joined us wilding an unjustified war on brown people
vs.
We changed the name of a product because you waged an unjustified trade war against us for no reason, even tough we have been your closest alley.
Not the same.
If politicians are pushing this particular change, it would be a bit cringe imo but I chuckled when I saw it.
Agreed that it would definitely be much worse, and maybe I wouldn't have found it as cringe if I hadn't seen the push for "Freedom Fries" back in the day.
Yeah, no. If you didn't support their pointless wars back then, they would call you a traitor. Fuck me for not wanting my friends to die.
You could not support their wars, and also not stoop to their level of pettiness.
chuckles and sips Brazilian cafézinho
I mean an Americano is just watered down espresso and AFAIK was coined to make fun of the Americans.
It was stupid with the freedom fries and it's still stupid today
Except freedom fries was over morons being upset France that didnt invade another country.
This is people upset over America being an awful country.
In Australia we call it a long black. I think it's a great name and wish it would catch on across the pond.
Cafe con aqua
Turkish coffee has been called greek coffee(in Greece and Cyprus) ever since the turkish invasion of Cyprus (50 years ago). New generations of greeks probably arent even aware of that(or it is a neat trivia that some might have heard).
It's funny and the Americans being salty about this one, when their country is becoming more and more fascist every day, are even funnier. Get mad about real important things, not this 😂
Those Americans need to look in a mirror first, with their "freedom fries", because France decided not to back them in their needless war in Iraq.
Now add a Trumpecino: extra bitter and double the price.
Weirdest experience I ever had back in my barista days was an older gentleman approaching my counter and ordering a "GI Coffee". I had no idea what he meant and he had to explain it to me. It's an Americano.
Nowadays GI is more likely to be associated with gastrointestinal. In that context, "GI coffee" takes an interesting meaning.
The Canadiano should be the Double Double (Double cream double sugar)
Way to offend the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese languages, possibly.
America? No.
But...isn't the Italian word for "Canadian" "canadese"?
Canadese nuts
If it doesn't have a hint of maple it's just watered coffee.