SS1 Catering Craft Practices Lesson Note on Non Alcoholic Drinks

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Non alcoholic drinks:

Coffee: produce from beans of the coffee tree, and is grown and exported from south America, Arabia, India, west indices, Africa, java and Sumatra. Coffee has a complex composition with compound s such as flavonoids, chromogenic acids, nicotinic acids and caffeine.

Types of coffee

1. Express steam under pressure is forced through powdered coffee.
2. Cappuccino- strong filtered coffeewith whisked hot milk added.
3. French coffee usually contains chicory, a root which is washed, dried, toasted and grounded. It gives the coffee a particular flavor and appearance.
4. Coffee essence is a concentrated form of liquid coffee which has been dried into powder form.
5. Instant coffee is a liquid coffee which is dried into powder form.
6. Decaffeinated coffee has most of the caffeine removed and is therefore less of

Stimulant.

 Tea: is an evergreen plant of camellia family, which is kept to bush size for easy plucking. There are more than 1500 blends of tea grown in 31 countries. Blends of tea are the widest possible choice of tea with many different characteristics and flavors. A brand o tea may contain as more as 35 different blend of tea. Teas are of two types:

1. Specialty teas which takes their name from the area or country it is grown, a blend of tea for a particular time of the day, a blend known after a person, blends of fruits oils, flower petals or blossoms have been added or a ‘made’ processed tea
2. Flavored teas are real tea blended with fruits, herbs or spices. There are also varieties of green tea available.

The food value of tea: tea is natural contains no artificial colorings, preservations or flavorings, is calorie free and has no fat content, if taken without milk or sugar. It contains caffeine which acts as stimulants. Manganese, potassium, and vitamin A.B1, B2, and C

Cocoa and Chocolate: cocoa is a powder produced from the beans of cacao tree. It is gotten from West Africa.  Chocolate are produce from cocoa beans, it produced from cocoa butter mixed with crushed cocoa beans and syrup. For commercial purpose chocolate is sold in blocks called ouverture.

Mineral waters and soft drinks:  mineral water is available in wide range of varieties. It is either natural or treated with gas(carbon dioxide) to give a light sparkle or fizz. Examples of natural mineral water are buxton and Malvern. Soft drinks includes  grapefruit, lime juice(still and tonic water, coca-cola, ginger beer etc,

Squashes and cordials are all concentrated fruit extracts meant to be broken down withforeshore aerated water into long drink, and it is either served hot or chilled. Fruits juices are unfermented juice of fresh fruits such as apple grape orange, tomatoes etc.

Milk drinks these includes

1. Milk shakes a mixture of fresh milk, ice cream and a flavorings syrup rapidly whisked and served in a tall glass
2. Egg noggs- beaten eggs with fruit syrup and sugar added, mixed with bot or cold milk in a tall glass and topped with grated nutmeg.
3. Ice cream sodas combinations of fruits syrup and fresh cream in a long glass filled with soda water and topped with ice cream.

 Uses of non- alcoholic beverages.

Chocolate is used in icings, butter cream, sauces, dipping, chocolates and molding into shapes.

Cocoa mixed with milk and hot water for hot drinks, used as flavor in puddings, cakes, sauces icing and icing cream.

Tea and coffee are stimulants

Coffee is used mainly as beverage served with milk, cream. It is also used as flavoring for ice cream cakes, and mousse

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