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Coffee Traditions Around the Globe, a free food & drink course on Tomo

Coffee Traditions Around the Globe

Like Duolingo, but for Coffee Traditions Around the Globe. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.

For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.

A short one: 12 levels across 2 sections, about 24 minutes end to end, roughly 5 days at five minutes a day. It moves through Regional Brewing Techniques and The Ritual of the Roast. It assumes you already know the basics.

12 bite-size levelsAbout 5 minutes each

Free forever · No credit card · iPhone & Android

Coffee Traditions Around the Globe
12
Levels
2
Sections
5
Min/day
What you'll learn

Key ideas in Coffee Traditions Around the Globe

  • Flat whites use microfoam with very small bubbles for a silky texture
  • The 1:1 ratio aims to cut the sharpest acidity while keeping bean flavor
  • Lattes typically feature a thicker, more distinct layer of dry foam
  • Too much milk in a Cortado would drown out the espresso's unique profile
  • Aeration levels determine how milk integrates with the espresso crema
  • Steamed milk provides a chemical balance to the bright notes of the shot
  • Distinguishing a Flat White from a Latte based on milk texture
  • The purpose of the Cortado's specific ratio
  • Pouring espresso over water keeps the crema intact on the surface
  • Ristrettos use less water to pull only the early, sweet compounds
  • Adding water to espresso (Americano style) breaks the crema bubbles
  • Restricting flow prevents the extraction of late-stage bitter tannins
  • The crema contains the aromatic oils essential for the Long Black's punch
  • A shorter pull results in a more syrupy, concentrated mouthfeel
  • The specific preparation sequence of a Long Black
  • The flavor profile and extraction mechanics of a Ristretto
Why not just Google it

You've tried the other tabs

Wikipedia

Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.

YouTube

You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.

ChatGPT

One answer, then back to scrolling.

Online courses

Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.

Tomo gives Coffee Traditions Around the Globe the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.

Try a question

Here's what playing it feels like

A real question from this course. Take your best guess.

Silky Foam and Balanced Ratios

Why does a Cortado use an equal 1:1 ratio of milk and espresso?

Get it right to open this lesson and 11 more in the app.

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Where Coffee Traditions Around the Globe takes you

Travel the world through your cup by mastering the specific techniques, tools, and social rituals that define global coffee cultures.

  1. 1

    Regional Brewing Techniques

    • The Concentrated Kick
    • Spiced and Simmered Styles
    • Sweet and Layered Creations
  2. 2

    The Ritual of the Roast

    • Social Ceremonies and Service

2 sections · 4 units · 12 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.

How it's taught

You pick the voice

This course
The Bestie

Coffee Traditions Around the Globe is taught in the The Bestie style: your friend who just gets it. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.

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