Idemo na kavu!

Divim se ovom hrvatskom ritualu ispijanja kave na sunčanoj terasi kafića u srijedu poslijepodne, kao da se nikom nigdje ne žuri i nema se što obaviti. Tako opuštajuće! Kod kuće u Ukrajini, također sam pila kavu, ali sam je više voljela piti u pokretu, šetajući parkom, na primjer. Sada, kada uživam u šalici cappuccina na središnjem trgu u Varaždinu, neizbježno se sjetim Lavova – ukrajinske prijestolnice kave. Oba grada, udaljena gotovo 900 kilometara, nekada su bila u jednoj zemlji, odnosno carstvu. Nije li to ludo? Ali, vratimo se kavi…

Legenda kaže da je kavu u Lavov donio Jurij Kulčicki 1675. iz Beča. Poljski plemić ukrajinskog podrijetla uspio je nezapaženo od Turaka pobjeći iz opkoljenog grada i donijeti pomoć u spašavanje. Za to je dobio veliku količinu kave pronađene u turskom logoru. Zatim je otvorio kafić u Beču i popularizirao ispijanje ovog gorkog toplog napitka sa šećerom. Dio te kave potom je prevezen u Lavov, gdje je stavljen u duboki rudnik kave ispod trga Rynok. Do danas se možete spustiti u taj rudnik i svjedočiti magiji rađanja kave. Istinita priča :). Posjetite Lviv Coffee Mining Manufacture, Trg Rynok, 10 da to provjerite!

Povijest kave u Ukrajini je duga, ali je brutalno potisnuta tijekom sovjetskog razdoblja. Srećom, nakon 1991. došlo je do mnogo promjena. Lavov ima izuzetan broj kafića, kao i drugi gradovi. Uživamo u svim vrstama tradicionalne kave, divimo se latte-artu (kada barista crta po pjeni od mlijeka), dodajemo kavu u sve vrste “žestokih” koktela i organiziramo festivale kave. Kršimo sva pravila i pijemo našu voljenu kavu u bilo koje doba dana, molim vas, nemojte to reći Talijanima! Uživajte u svom vremenu za kavu!

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Hrvatski: Kava☕️ Ukrajinski: Кава (Kava) ☕️Engleski: Coffee ☕️Njemački: Kaffee ☕️ Talijanski: Caffè ☕️ Španjolski, Portugalski  i Francuski: Café ☕️Turski: Kahve ☕️Grčki: Καφές (Kafés) ☕️Ruski: Кофе (Kofe) ☕️

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Let’s go grab a coffee

I admire this Croatian ritual of sipping your coffee on the sunlit terrace of a café on a Wednesday afternoon, as if there is nowhere to run to and nothing to do ASAP. So relaxing! Back home in Ukraine, I drank coffee as well but preferred having it on the go, strolling through the park, for example. Now, when I enjoy a cup of cappuccino in the central square of Varazdin, I am inevitably reminded of Lviv — the Ukrainian coffee-capital. Both cities, almost 900 kilometres apart, were in one country, i.e. empire, once. Isn’t it crazy? But back to coffee…

Legend has it, coffee was brought to Lviv by Yurii Kulchytskyi in 1675 from Vienna. A Polish nobleman of Ukrainian origin, he managed to escape the besieged city, unnoticed by the turks, and brought help to the rescue. For that, he was given a large amount of coffee found in a Turkish camp. He then opened a café in Vienna and made it popular to drink this bitter hot beverage with sugar. Some of that coffee was then transported to Lviv, where it was put into the deep coffee mine under the square of Rynok. Till this day you can get down that mine and witness the magic of coffee being born. True story:). Visit Lviv Coffee Mining Manufacture, Square Rynok, 10 to check it out!

Coffee history in Ukraine is long, but it was brutally suppressed during the Soviet period. Luckily, after 1991, there has been a lot of change. Lviv has a remarkable number of coffee shops and cafés, and other cities as well. We enjoy all kinds of traditional coffee, admire latte-art (when the barista draws on the whipped milk cap), add coffee to all kinds of “spirited” cocktails, and conduct coffee festivals. We break all the rules and drink our beloved coffee any time of day, please, do not tell Italians about that! Enjoy your coffee time!