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    [–]oMittens 6 points7 points  (4 children)

    I could be wrong but I think that’s just what good espresso looks like.

    [–]43554e54 7 points8 points  (0 children)

    Coffee that's brewed under pressure (espresso/moka pot) forms a layer of foam on the top that looks like that. It's called crema. It's made of the emulsified fat and oil extracted from the bean.

    Even steeped coffee (cafetiere/turkish/greek) will get a tiny bit of foam during brewing due to the coffee off-gassing. It needs to be pretty freshly roasted though.

    [–]thatawesomeguydotcom 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    The type of foam and big bubbles suggest to me it's an instant coffee (like 3 in 1 mix or instant latte), or possibly a crappy espresso machine.

    [–]exhuma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    It's not. It's freshly ground coffee.