Our first Moka Pot brew

It’s surprising to me how I haven’t spent a great deal of time exploring Italian coffee culture, especially given my proclivity for consuming said beverage. I’ve been reliably informed that Australia’s coffee snobbery was derived in large part by waves of Italian and Greek immigration (and German, which included my dad). It’s regularly cited as the reason why chains like Starbucks have struggled to get as much of a foothold in the country, though I’ve argued that’s but one factor. One of these days Clara and I will get to our dream tour of Italy, Malta, Slovenia, and Croatia, just you wait and see! And yes, I’m sure coffee will play a big part. But I digress. Last week Clara and I were at our local coffee roaster, where we saw a row of Moka Pot boxes. These iconic Italian brewers have been manufactured by Bialetti for almost a century, and their shape is instantly recognisable. Even before I knew much about the brewer, or even coffee more generally, I could tell from just a glance of…