Coffee, especially for Italians, is a ritual, and preparing it, is a real art!
In addition to the more commonly known method, the Moka, we also have the iconic Neapolitan coffee maker.
The Neapolitan, cuccumella in the local dialect, is a coffee maker that, unlike the Moka, does not use the pressure generated by the steam to push the water through the coffee, but exclusively the force of gravity.
Invented in France in 1819 by the Parisian Morize, this coffee maker gained popularity across Italy as a tool used for the preparation of coffee at home, becoming one of the symbols of Neapolitan culture and tradition.
The term cuccumella, used in Naples, is a diminutive of cuccuma, a copper or terracotta vase, deriving from Latin.
